This freshman on my team is going to have a kid - anyone ever been in this situation in college?

bacon figs? Is it possible? wrote:

You're the absolute worst. "Troll" doesn't mean whatever you want it to mean. In your case, you're just using it to label someone you don't agree with. The ONLY way this guy could be a "troll" is if he wrote that stuff simply to incite inflammatory discussion for his own amusement. That isn't the case.

So quit using "troll" haphazardly, you dimwit. You're the reason the word has lost much of its meaning.

Yes, the "absolute worst" is someone who in your estimation misuses an internet term. Do you also get pissed off at people misusing "nerd"? I bet you do.

Every one is missing this guy's point. HE is having a baby. This is a serious problem.

Only female humans have the necessary organs to give birth to a child. I don't see the child's chances of survival very high at all. Pretty much zero. Sorry for your loss.

Lets Us Run wrote:

Do you also get pissed off at people misusing "nerd"? I bet you do.

Yes, I do. And I'd love nothing more than to deliver one of my famous knuckle sandwiches to your "nerdy" face right now!

Dudas McGrudas wrote:

Every one is missing this guy's point. HE is having a baby. This is a serious problem.

Only female humans have the necessary organs to give birth to a child. I don't see the child's chances of survival very high at all. Pretty much zero. Sorry for your loss.

The only reason I clicked on this thread was for a response like this

Hope he's comfortable with a C section!

worst poster wrote:

Meaning what? Isn't getting educated important? Or should he drop out and flip burgers? And if he is on scholarship, isn't getting a free education better than starting a family 100k in debt?

Hopefully the grandparents can help.

Uh... the guy didn't say drop out of school. He simply said forget about running. If he is on scholarship, I would think there would be a way to work this out.

intermemes wrote:

Obvious troll.

I agree.

Clearly a troll. what type of freshman has the endurance to run in the 2940s when only in the 1430s for 5k?

Very unlikely. 5k time would need to be better.

If this kid is for real, based on those times, i would think it would be pretty easy to figure out who it is.

Dudas McGrudas wrote:

Every one is missing this guy's point. HE is having a baby. This is a serious problem.

Only female humans have the necessary organs to give birth to a child. I don't see the child's chances of survival very high at all. Pretty much zero. Sorry for your loss.

So how does that work exactly? Is it some sort of anal baby?

Ctrl Z! Ctrl Z!

Is this kid on a full (or close to full) scholarship?

If the kid is running D3 or is not getting a BIG % of schooling paid for it is time for him to quit. If he is not getting that $ he is just doing it for fun. He needs to own it and his time could be better spent on a PT job and/or raising the kid. Fun time is over.

Freshman at college? Hmm freshman on my HS team knocked up his Sr girlfiend

Rojo it's not a troll. A certain Big West Frosh has run 29:40s and 14:30s. Crazy good 10k at Mt. Sac and small meets for his 5ks.

actually... wrote:

Happened to me...my boyfriend and I got married, had the baby, continued to do track, and graduated. We are about to have our 12 year anniversary, have had another child, and are happy and reasonably successful (good jobs, advanced degrees)

I think both of our college track careers suffered, mine more than his. He won conference multiple times, went to regionals, but most likely could have done better had he been able to live the life of a self-absorbed college athlete.

It was not the best situation but we have some great memories from that time and came out fairly unscathed. Pretty sure we're the exception, not the rule though, we happened to have the right circumstances and it worked out...if I had a daughter or son I'd advise them to consider other options.

You start by saying it happened to you, then you close by saying 'IF I had a daughter or son". Basic rookie troll fail. 0/10

troll fail wrote:

actually... wrote:

the right circumstances and it worked out...if I had a daughter or son I'd advise them to consider other options.

You start by saying it happened to you, then you close by saying 'IF I had a daughter or son". Basic rookie troll fail. 0/10

Could have been written better, but I believe it was understood there was a "in that position" implied there.