A few months ago my team was in town so i went to this hockey game down in colorado springs. Its a new, small arena so i figured since it’d actually be pretty full that i’d spend the extra $$ to get a good seat low by the glass. Ended up sitting next to this family with a few 11yo kids or so, one was a friend/teammate of the other. Anyways, the one kid brought his thundersticks from another game so he was banging them together, annoying but fine. But this kid had like ADHD and was hitting his friend over the head with them constantly, annoying for friend im sure but also me having these thundersticks backswinging into my face. Kids mom told him to stop once but after that she did her bare minimum and that was it. So i had to ask him to stop myself. Didnt last for long either, so i go walk around during intermission and think about getting a different seat but didnt seem fair for it to be my problem to move, so i sat back down. Composed, but pissed. Eventually kid keeps doing it so i ultimately tell him “if you dont stop doing that, were gonna have problems”. They ask what im gonna do about it, i dont remember what i said it wasnt threatening physical violence (i knew to avoid that) maybe somethin about takin thundersticks away or telling the usher “cops” etc. kids both say “oooOoohhh” sarcastically, but it actually worked. Game went to OT so i did ultimately move to be closer to the net, and then we won so that was sweet.
but i definitely felt dirty leaving that game after threatening a kid. Wonder if the kids parents ever heard about it (theyre season ticket holders, i stick out like a broken finger as a visiting fan).
anyways thats my rant about kids
