Well, what James Harrison did will surely set off a firestorm for the feel good progressives. It will be a story for them to harp on. They will cry and whine about how mean of a father he is, how he does not care about his son’s feelings, and the next thing Harrison will do is to take his children’s puppies and throw them outside to be eaten by wolves and coyotes. This will all be due to him sending back trophies given to his sons for simply participating in organized sports; not winning a championship of some sorts, but just for showing up. This is what the progressives will get up in arms about. This is how petty and childish they are.

James Harrison is a football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is known to be a strong player who works hard on each play to be a force on the field. He has risen through the ranks as being known as a mean, ruthless football player. He did not get this title, multi-million dollar contract, and name recognition because it was given to him. He worked and worked hard. He knows what hard work is and how good it feels when the hard work pays off in terms of meeting the goals.

Harrison went to Kent State University, which is basically unknown for football, as a walk on. After college he was undrafted, and had to go play over in Europe if he wanted to keep his football dreams alive. This lasted one year, then he went to play for the Baltimore Ravens and was cut. Eventually he landed a spot on the Steelers roster and the rest is history.

The reason I mentioned all that is to show that Harrison is not afraid of what hard work can do for someone. He is a living example of hard work. He was kicked in the mouth at times in his life, but he got to his feet, pushed through the adversity and stayed strong. He appreciates what he has know because of hard work, not feel good, charity trophies.

James Harrison came home a few days ago to see some trophies in his house that were given to his sons. These trophies were “participation trophies.” They were meaningless. He did not like the fact that they were given trophies for simply participating in a game, which I agree with. Harrison said that he will always be proud of his boys, but he was sending the trophies back until they earn one. They will be not given trophies for playing he said. That is a dad who wants to see his sons grow emotionally as well as physically.

This is the type of liberal, progressive world we live in now. Children are getting trophies for just playing a sport. Sports are a great way to teach kids that in life we do not always win. We do not always get what we want. There are times when we lose and it will hurt physically and emotionally, but life goes on because it has to. Getting a trophy for just showing up is, at best, ridiculous. This child will not learn the importance of working to get a reward. They will think, “Well if I just show up. I will get something for it.” Chances are they will carry the same mentality to the workforce. Here’s little Johnny 15-20 years later showing up for work, not doing his job and then expecting a paycheck. He will probably end up with a pink slip instead, and he would deserve that. And it would be the parents fault for teaching him this nonsense.

The progressives are so worried about hurting people’s feelings that they do not care about logic, common sense and about the way the world actually works. They live in a fantasy land. Progressives have their hands so far in the clouds, or some other dark crevice, which I think is a better chance that they are senseless (probably from lack of oxygen).

This liberal progressive writer Brandy Zadrozny, a writer for The Daily Beast, which is a known cesspool of progressive, cheap, American-weakening diatribe, wrote an article justifying why should could not bring herself to tell her 8-year-old son that not everybody gets a trophy and stated that he was going to get a “trophy just for showing up.” I hope that she realizes her son may expect an ‘A’ on his report card just for showing up to class. How will she explain that? Tell me, Brandy, How will you tell your son that he has to earn a good grade in school, but can get a trophy for just showing up to play a sport. Those are two inconsistent messages you will send him. How will you finally introduce your son into the real world? I doubt you will be able to because you clearly have no idea how it really works out here in Realville.

James Harrison has it right. He is not only teaching his sons that participation trophies are garbage, fake, pointless, and send the wrong message, but he is showing that by taking them back. He showed his sons that these trophies are worthless when they are not earned.

This is the problem with liberal progressives. They just want everything to be given to them. The heart and emotions rule in their minds. They want to give away housing, food and money through the government to these people. They have molded a generation, who are collecting these items, to believe they are entitled. Now, they are molding another generation to believe they should get a reward for simply showing up. Whatever happened to just showing up to compete and have fun with others, then congratulating them and going home? Now there must be a trophy? Good grief. What a crock. Liberals and progressives ruin everything they focus on.

Good for James Harrison not to capitulate to these left wing morons. He is teaching his sons the value of hard work, putting determination behind what you do, and striving to be better. He can do this because his work history, as stated earlier, proves that he knows what he is talking about. He values and understands what that did for him. Harrison never quit. He never gave up. He knew if he wanted to arrive and stay on a NFL roster, it would take all of these qualities to stay. He battled in spring football. He fought in fall camp. And he played hard and persevered to earn what he has become today.

James Harrison is teaching his sons how to earn the things in their lives. When they do, they will enjoy the fruits of their labor so much more than if someone just gives something to them.

I mean, every teenager that was just given a brand new car for their 16th birthday has always driven it with due care and never wrecked it have they?