# Pan Am games, and shameless bragging. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 17, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887 "2011-10-17T04:57:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887/21 "2011-10-19T23:23:20Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I would be interested in a thread like this - I have 2 'Tween kids who both play multiple sports, but none at a more than local Division level. I can’t imagine the investment required - on a number of levels - to support a child’s larger sports ambitions… I’d be interested too..I coached for a while and got a bronze medal at Junior Nationals one summer..I’d be interested in hearing the parent’s side of the story. Especially if it didn’t end up in The Game Room. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887/22 "2011-10-19T23:57:45Z")
Wow, your daughter is very tall and very pretty. She must get that from her mom. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887/23 "2011-10-20T05:20:57Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > I’d be interested too..I coached for a while and got a bronze medal at Junior Nationals one summer..I’d be interested in hearing the parent’s side of the story. Especially if it didn’t end up in The Game Room. > -D/a I’ve just done so (and asked that it not be moved to the Game Room). Please go and add your experiences so it doesn’t sink to a quick embarrassing death. ---
**Author:** ![Snake\_Plissken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Snake\_Plissken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snake_Plissken)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887/24 "2011-10-21T01:07:12Z")
Well they beat the Dominican Republic for the Bronze. Great job. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887/25 "2011-10-21T01:33:20Z")
> [@Snake\_Plissken](#): > > Well they beat the Dominican Republic for the Bronze. Great job. Cool… tell her congrats from us! ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887/26 "2011-10-21T01:53:55Z")
Congratulations! And thanks for sharing the link. ---
**Author:** ![Snake\_Plissken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Snake\_Plissken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snake_Plissken)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887/27 "2011-10-21T02:41:19Z")
She’s coming home tomorrow. I’ll post a pic of her medal. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887/28 "2011-10-21T04:31:13Z")
Congrats! When I got my bronze coaching, I was soooo disappointed that we didn’t do better. Then a few days later, the reality of what we accomplished hit me, and I’ve been proud ever since. I hope she doesn’t go through the disappointed phase. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887/29 "2011-10-21T12:30:17Z")
> [@Snake\_Plissken](#): > > She’s coming home tomorrow. I’ll post a pic of her medal. WooHoo! Fantastic! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pan-am-games-and-shameless-bragging/599887.md?page=1)