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Is coercive parenting practiced by African cultures the reason for the lack of innovative African youth?
i am an African and i am currently living in the U.S.A and so far what i find most moving and inspiring is the innovative spirit which the American youth have. .Every time i ask someone what they want to do with their lives i get interesting answers about these different profession where as back home all i hear is the same old things such as accountant, lawyer, teacher etc.i did some research as to why this is so and the one sticking point i found was the difference in the parenting style.i is the coercive parenting style practiced in many African homes the reason for the lack of innovation in Africa and the reason for the slow economic growth experienced by many African countries ?
Sep 9 2013: Then again we mgiht ask is coersive or non-coercive parenting practiced by American parents the cause ofthe lack of innovative American youth.
Sep 9 2013: this is an interesting point George,
It's what I found to be the main problem in terms of the scope of the question and I tried my best to address that in a post down below.
But I wonder what kind of conversation we might be able to have when looking at something as specific as what the OP asked. How does a varying predisposition of a child impact his/her reaction to coercive or non-coercive parenting?...we might ask.
We can consider the following situations:
1) A child emotionally sensitive toward aggressive parenting with an non-coercive parent(s)
2) A child unscathed/unemotional/neutral toward aggressive parenting with non-coercive parent(s)
3) An child hostile toward aggressive parenting with non-coercive parent(s)
1) A child emotionally sensitive toward aggressive parenting with coercive parent(s)
2)A child neutral toward aggressive parenting with coercive parent(s)
3) A Child hostile toward aggressive parenting with coercive parents(s)
Considering only the variables of hostility, neutrality, and responsiveness to coercive and non-coercive parenting we can see how complex the situation really is. Which of the children with the right combination of predispostition and circumstance are most likely to flourish? Even at this point it's impossible to say. Enter in the multiplicity of variables that surely contribute to personality, socioeconomic values, and both ethnic and nationalistic cultural values and you have pretty cumbersome project on your hands. When considering the complexity of Human identity you can always expect a reductionistic argument to have problems
Sep 10 2013: Like many of the TED conversations, this one appears to be multi-faceted, and can be discussed on many levels.
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Generalizations, when it comes to issues such as this one, are usually not a good thing.
As an educator, I have seen children flourish despite coercive parents. I also know parents who are coercive with one child and not another......almost like they feel a need to treat one child with threats in order to get them to act.........while the other child is left to their own device because they are independent and focused.
This is a most interesting topic.
Sep 10 2013: Mary,
It is very interesting indeed.
As an educator, how do you approach teaching students that you have realized have issues at home?Sep 10 2013: Good points while I don't know about parenting in Africa this certainly may be applicable to parenting in America, too.
Sep 10 2013: Hi Shawn, thank you for the interchange....
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You know, oftentimes a little bit of empathy goes a long way.
Like adults, children may not know that their emotions and feelings are theirs to control.
So, as an educator, at the elementary level, I have been trained and have been supplied with a lot of resources to help little ones who have issues.
Children are very special. If a teacher provides them with a nurturing environment in the classroom, and respects their dignity, this little bit of encouragement and kindness may go a long way.
Even for the 10 months we have a student, we are able to make an impact.............sometimes the child realizes the impact we have made on their lives many many years after the fact Shawn.
One of the worst cases I have ever had to deal with was the child of a military dad.
He treated the child with such severity, that each time we would be administering tests in school, the child would throw up. The child knew that anything less than an A would be unacceptable.
After speaking with the mom, and attaining knowledge of what was causing the vomiting, I had to refer the situation to the school psychologist.
Sometimes I am able to help, other times, in the child's best interest, I have had to pass the information further on down the line.
Sep 10 2013: Oh, here is a talk that kind of shows you what some of us do in the classroom.
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Sep 10 2013: Mary,
Wow. Your example is heart-dropping. I have to thank you for being an educator who has a passion for both child-learning and child-well being. You are truly making an impact on the lives of others and I hope to someday follow in your footsteps.
One of my main interests is education reform and I hope to apply my planned graduate work in Philosophy and cognitive science to the field.
How do you balance your position as an educator to a large class and a nurturer to individuals? It's surely impossible to give every student the attention they deserve in light of the circumstances of our schools, but the effort is what matters. If I were to become a high school teacher, for example, and I had a class of 50 students who ranged from receptive to rebellious personality-wise, what advice would you give in establishing respect for the entire class without burning bridges by seeming authoritarian? Also, how to do you approach students who don't want your help or, probably more likely at the elementary level, parents who don't want your help?
Sep 12 2013: Hi Shawn,
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I 'm glad you are able to glean some sort of lesson from my experience.
I will share this........being a teacher in an elementary school affords me the opportunity to work with the same group daily, for an entire 10 months. Unlike high school, where you teach several classes a day, elementary school teachers can have a really big impact on the young ones because of the enormous amount of hours we spend with them.
As for establishing respect Shawn, it is really hard for me to put into words.
I think that if you want respect, you have to give respect. Respect is something you earn, you don't demand it of anyone, especially students.
It has been my experience that kids usually know who is deserving of their respect, and who isn't.....it's like they have a sixth sense......
As for students who don't want help, or parents who don't want help, well, I have always respected other's free will. Tact is very important when dealing with children with issues.
In the elementary school we deal with hygiene issues (lice, dirty finger nails, etc...), I have also had children who have had rotted teeth......from eating candy 24/7.......sometimes parents just don't realize their kid is eating candy at 8:00 in the morning......yes, believe it or not, I have been known to blow the whistle of candyholics.........being a teacher is a very wonderful career choice.........oftentimes, you learn as you go.........there are a lot of books out there Shawn. With time comes a wealth of experience, and a lot of it is trial and error. It's not one size fits all...........You have to be a people person, and take a personal interest in each individual, in order to really be effective. For the caring teacher, this is a labor of love.
I hope I did not ramble.......I'm a very passionate educator.....I love what I do......I hope you are able to use some of what I have shared with you my young friend. :)Sep 7 2013: Although I cannot speak for African adolescents, I can try and give a bit of my experience of the phenomena you're speaking about here in California. Although there are many reasons, and most definitely parenting is one of them, specific class' conception of success and cultural values (both ethnic and nationalistic) play a large role on the identity of individuals and their aspirations.
This topics warrants extensive study in psychology, sociology, and anthropology but i'll try give you the gist of what i'm getting at.
I don't think we can necessarily argue that specifically coercive parenting impacts child innovation, the line of causation would be inconclusive, although i'm sure it does have some impact on individuals. What we can look is the the specific culture and the parent/child relationship values it has. In terms of coercive parenting, it is probably safe to say that rates vary by culture. For example, as a Hispanic and although my parents we're never hostile toward me, have heard extensively about the hostility of many of my peers parents. But even here, we cannot really draw conclusions. Some of my friends, whom were hit or screamed at consistently, had absolutely no spite toward their parents while others were driven into complete revolt because of their repulsion of their (arguably) abusive parents.
Again, this is still too inconclusive.
What we can look at, and what a Professor and a few colleagues of mine are working on for Research in psychology, are the Cultural conceptions of success; at the level of ethnicity or heritage, the culture of success demographically (ex. born in Los Angeles, what is wealthy or successful?), and at the level of the state.
At the macro-level, it seems that education choices have been impacted by economic need; more students view university education as a career path.
Innovative majors in the arts or humanities are abandoned because of the monetary value of the degree.
Many more examples.Sep 9 2013: Thato, on a question like this, I like to look for what scholarly research on the subject might shed, because this subject has not been neglected in those circles. Here is one example: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092656698922401
I did not check whether you can read the article for free, but often once you have the title, you can search under that and find a version with free public access.Sep 8 2013: I think you are right. We Africans have been unable to get out of the same old stereotype, of go to school, become a lawyer, a doctor, a teacher, an engineer. Our upbringing has been one that you grow up to be employed, make some money, help someone back home. I think we should change that culture, bring up our kids in a way that they are able to think independently and come up with innovations. We need to change our parenting style.
Sep 8 2013: Felix,
It is very similar here in California in my experience. A majority of my university class are pre-med and business majors. Very cookie-cutter like choices.
Although when you speak to them they aren't as content as they seem. Most admit that social pressures geared them toward it, others see professional degrees as the only road to success even when they have a passion for art or writing. Economic and social pressures play a huge role in at least perceived innovation. Most students are intrinsically creative but have had that drilled out of them.
My parents were supportive of me studying philosophy and wanting to go into academia, for example, but both my peers and extended family had the all too familiar condescending concern of "How are you going to make money doing that."
This is a widespread cultural issue. Not only an ethnic one. A problem of the culture of globalization and monetary assessments of value. It's no longer "How great was your education and how has it impacted your identity and how you can contribute to society" but "How much did your degree cost and how much will it pay back. :
Sep 9 2013: Could I ask which university you attend, or in roughly which part of California?
Sep 9 2013: As of now I'm attending the University of La Verne.
Why do you ask?Sep 9 2013: I asked because people usually have a much more distinct feel for the culture of the school with which they are affiliated than with other schools or with schools in general. Not all schools have very similar cultures, even in the same country or state.
I am aware of having a pretty current view of some schools, or some kinds of schools, and very little information about others. So when someone offers a snap shot of his school, I think it broadens my perspective to know which it is or which type it is.
Sep 9 2013: Very true. It seems that the generalization I made applies to most public institutions, correct me if i'm wrong. This is not to argue that there aren't tons of humanities students at public schools
As for private institutions, though, each does have much more of a range of personalities. Liberal Arts schools, from what I've seen, have much less of a cookie-cutter culture. A school like Occidental College in Eagle Rock, California or The Claremont Colleges tend to emphasize that "quirks" and "idiosyncratic" traits among the masses of picture-perfect students on paper hold much more sway. The aforementioned words being directly on their essay prompts for high school admissions.
I'm not sure that this hurts my claim, though. Couldn't it be argued that demographic tendencies reflect not the college culture in itself, but the types of students likely to apply and be accepted? We have this type of cultivation of culture in other institutions as well.
There are probably very few profession-minded students applying to Swarthmore or Reed College for example, and the aggregation of these types of students creates a more individualized and humanistic cultural climate in contrast with general student populations at very large or very un-specialized institutions.Sep 9 2013: You go to one small private institution. I think it would take some evidence gathering for you to be able to draw reliable conclusions about schools other than your own, or types of schools other than your own.
Sep 9 2013: My school happens to fall under the generalized category I was speaking about.. about 50% business majors and 15 % bio pre med. If anything I'm biased against my own school, I'm planning on transferring In the spring
I also presented you with 4 liberal arts examples which are pretty much generalizations for all liberal arts schools. I don't know of one liberal arts school that has predominantly business majors. The reason I'm using business as an example is because the original poster wondered about the trend for professional careers rather than creative ones.
As for data on public institutions, you don't have to look very far for the percentage of students by major.Sep 8 2013: I'm also weary of the impact social responsibility roles within specific cultures.. and this is just incredibly unfortunate..I have friends who sacrificed their high school education because of a perceived obligation to pay for his families bills.. went into the workforce indefinitely. A 4.0 student as a high school junior amd who loved physics.Sep 7 2013: As most of us on TED do not have experience with African parenting, could you be more specific in your description?
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"I'm late as it is," Hannah said as she stood up and straightened her cheerleading uniform. "Coach Stevens will be furious with me if I'm late! Besides, if I want to make captain, I have to be on time for practice."
"Well, if you're not too tired when you get home, I'll see if I feel like getting you off," I smiled.
Hannah leaned over and kissed me on the lips, her tongue sliding into my mouth. "Like you have any say in the matter big brother," she whispered. "I'll be back around nine tonight. See you then," she winked as she turned and left. I watched her leave the house, her short skirt swaying with the movement of her hips and revealing a glimpse of her panties underneath.
Classes had resumed a week ago. Our mother had convinced our dad to rent us a house to live in for the year. He went a step further and actually bought one close to campus. He also bought a car for Hannah and I to share. This was all predicated on the promise that we keep our grades up, which Hannah and I both knew wouldn't be an issue. Even with the two of us, the house was strangely quiet. Jenna wouldn't be arriving until January, and the house was rather large for just the two of us. Hell, it would be large for the three of us. I wasn't going to complain though. We didn't have to worry about rent, and despite what we had told our mother, she insisted on sending us money for groceries. I think she was worried that Jenna and Hannah would wear me out if I wasn't well fed.
Hannah had thrown herself into her cheerleading once we returned to campus. The previous captain had finished her degree last year and the co-captain didn't want the responsibilities of captain, so the Coach decided to hold open tryouts for the position. Hannah was dying to be captain, so she was doing everything she could to show her Coach that she could handle the position. It didn't bother me one bit. Hannah had most of the girls from the squad over shortly after we moved in, so I made sure I had plenty of excuses to be in the same room as they were.
After Hannah left, I turned off the movie and returned it to my room. Because of our mother, we had learned not to leave our home-made movies lying around the house. After puttering around aimlessly for a bit, I figured I would get a head start on some readings for class. I must have lost track of time because the sound of voices outside the door caught my attention and brought me back to reality.
"Hey Bro!" Hannah chimed. "I invited Mindy over to watch television with us. I hope you don't mind."
"Hey Brent!" Mindy said, following my sister through the door. "Whatcha reading?"
"Just some stuff for school."
"Are you studying already? Classes have just started!"
"Yeah, yeah. Forgive me for trying to make things easier for myself," I said as I rolled my eyes dramatically.
"Do you want something to drink Mindy?" asked Hannah.
"Sure," replied Mindy as she eagerly pounced on the couch next to me. "Bottled water is fine."
I glanced over at Mindy, taking in how the skirt of her uniform barely covered her. She was one of the girls that Hannah had over shortly after we had moved in. She had straight brown hair with a few blonde highlights. Instead of growing it long like many of the girls on the cheer team, Mindy cut it so it fell a couple inches above her shoulders. She had small, a-cup breasts that made her look flat-chested in her uniform, but she didn't seem to care. When the other girls on the team would tease her about the 'lumber mill' under her uniform, she'd always laugh and tell them that she was blessed by God; he did make his son a carpenter after all.
"How was practice?" I asked. I knew Hannah would tell me all about it as she usually did, but it was the best small talk I could come up with at the moment.
"Tiring! Coach Stevens seems to be treating us like we're all trying out for captain, even though most of us don't want it. Your sister doesn't seem to mind though."
"Yeah, well she may put up a good front, but when she gets home, all I hear is how tired she is," I laughed.
Mindy joined in and leaned close to me. "So… Hannah says your cock is huge. Is it?"
"How the hell would she know?" I said, feigning confusion. "And what kind of question is that? I ask how practice was and you ask how big my dick is?" I didn't know what Hannah had told her, or anyone else for that matter, but I didn't like where this was going.
Mindy shrugged her indifference. "She said she caught you coming out of the shower once. You didn't know anyone was home and you walked out of the bathroom naked," she giggled.
"You should have seen the look on his face when he realized I was home!" Hannah laughed as she returned with Mindy's water. "It was kinda like the look he has right now!" Both girls broke into laughter at that point. Even I had to chuckle a bit at how off guard Mindy caught me.
"Why the hell were you talking about that?" I asked.
"Mindy was saying that she had seen some of the new guys on the basketball team going through their initiations. They had to streak across the rugby field and then through the whole gym. One of the guys was apparently pretty big," Hannah grinned.
"Hannah said that you're bigger, so I just wanted to know if it's true," laughed Mindy.
"She's just looking for an excuse to see it," Hannah smiled as she stuck her tongue out at Mindy. "She hasn't stopped talking about how hot you are since she met you. I told her that if she asked you nicely, maybe you'd let her see it."
"I'm not a piece of meat you know," I said grinning. "I have a brain too. Why does no one ever want me for my brain?"
"Probably because it's the smallest part of you!" Hannah said bursting into laughter. Mindy and I both joined in, and then laughed even harder as we watched Hannah collapse into the chair in a fit of uncontrollable laughter. By this point, we were laughing at her, more than her joke.
Finally the laughter died down and we managed to get control of ourselves. "I don't know why that was so funny, but it was," Hannah said as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "Anyway, I'll leave the two of you alone. I need to take a shower. Coach is running us ragged." Just before she left the room, she winked at me and gave me a nod of approval. Apparently Mindy was a present.
"So…" Mindy said once we heard Hannah go upstairs. "Do you think I can see it?" Mindy's hand was now sliding up my leg to my groin. "You don't have to show me if you don't want to," she whispered in my ear as she licked my earlobe and gently bit it.
"Ask nicely," I teased. "Didn't your mother ever teach you manners?"
"Please?" she asked, giving me a puppy dog look that rivalled Jenna's. She kissed my lips, and immediately her tongue slid into my mouth looking for mine. I kissed her back and felt her hand rubbing my cock through my shorts. Noting my lack of resistance, Mindy undid my shorts and slid her hand down my boxers. I felt her hand grasp my cock and squeeze it. My hips moved instinctively, sliding my cock in her fist. It didn't take long before I was fully erect. I quickly pushed my shorts and boxers down and kicked them off. "Hannah wasn't joking," Mindy gasped as she saw my cock. "You're huge!" Before I could say anything, Mindy had her lips wrapped around my cock. The only sound that came out of my mouth was a moan. Mindy's mouth slid up and down my cock, taking as much as she could in her mouth, while she rubbed my balls. I hiked her skirt up around her waist and slid her panties down her thighs so I could rub her pussy. She was dripping wet and I could hear her moan around my cock.
Mindy's tongue circled around the head of my cock, teasing the tip while she stroked my cock, spreading her saliva over it. I began to tease Mindy by sliding a finger inside her wet pussy, causing her to moan on my dick. I slowly worked my finger in and out of her, making her ass wriggle in response.
"Fuck that feels good," she moaned as she sucked my balls into her mouth while she jacked me off.
I moved my finger faster and faster, while Mindy rocked her hips. She sucked my cock back into her mouth, swallowing it so deep in her throat that it caused her to gag. My hips and balls were covered in her saliva and a small pool had started to form on the leather seat of the couch.
"I want your cock inside me," Mindy gasped as she finally came up for air. "I want to feel your big cock in my cunt!"
I moved Mindy so she was seated on the couch and pulled her toward me so her ass was right on the edge of the seat. I quickly took off my shirt and pulled her panties off the rest of the way while she removed her top, exposing her pert tits. Slowly I slid inside her, feeling her pussy tighten around my cock reflexively. My hips moved slowly at first, pushing deep inside her, and then pulling back until I was almost out of her wet pussy. Gradually I picked up speed, settling into a comfortable rhythm. Mindy was moaning loudly and telling me to fuck her harder. I grasped the top of the couch and placed a leg up on the seat so I could penetrate her even deeper as I continued to fuck her, plunging my hard cock deep inside her velvet pussy. Movement in the doorway directly ahead of me caught my attention. Hannah was standing there completely naked, one hand playing with her breasts while the other rubbed her clit. She was hidden from Mindy's view, and unless Mindy turned around and looked over the back of the couch, she wouldn't know my sister was there.
Hannah and I both stared at each other as I continued to plunge my cock in Mindy's cunt. "You love this, don't you?" The question was directed at Hannah who smiled and nodded in return, but Mindy assumed I meant her.
"Fuck yes!" moaned Mindy. "Your cock feels amazing."
"You look so slutty," I continued. "I bet doing this makes you feel like such a dirty whore."
"I love it!" cried Mindy. "Especially since your sister could walk in at any minute and see you pounding my wet cunt with that big fuckin' cock!"
"You like the thought of that, don't you?" I asked Mindy. "Imagine my sister came in right now and saw you getting fucked. I bet she'd start playing with her pussy."
Hannah smiled and fingered her cunt, licking the juice off her fingers and slowly coming closer. She could easily see me fucking her friend over the back of the couch now, but she was still hidden from Mindy's view.
"Oh god that's hot!" moaned Mindy. "Thinking about your sister watching us is making my pussy throb!"
"I bet her pussy would be throbbing while she watched us," I said. I was still looking at Hannah, watching her play with herself behind Mindy's back. She seemed to really enjoy the dirty talk between Mindy and myself. "She'd be so wet her cunt would be dripping all down her thighs."
"Mmmmmmm… yesssssss," Mindy groaned. "I want her to see you cum all over me like a slut! I want Hannah to see me covered in her brother's hot cum!" Little did she realize, Hannah would get to see exactly what she fantasized about.
I kept staring at Hannah, her fingers working furiously on her pussy. I increased my thrusting into Mindy, and if she hadn't started screaming in pleasure, I wouldn't have realized she came. Her screams were enough for Hannah and I watched as Hannah's body spasmed with her orgasm. I was surprised that she was able to stay silent.
"I'm gonna cum Mindy," I moaned as I gave her pussy a few more thrusts.
"Shower me in your cum Brent," she gasped, her body still shaking with her orgasm.
I could feel the cum rising in my cock so I pulled out of Mindy's dripping pussy and aimed my cock at her tits. I shot a large stream of cum which landed between her breasts and started running down her tummy. I stroked my cock as I kept cumming, covering Mindy's stomach with my hot load. She leaned forward and began to suck the head of my cock, trying to get the last few drops for herself. After she had sucked the last of my cum out, I collapsed beside her on the couch.
"That was great," said Mindy as she tried to catch her breath. "I never would have guessed what you were packing down there."
"I guess you'll have to thank Hannah."
"I guess so."
We sat in silence for a few moments, catching our breath and enjoying the post-coital bliss. "I should go," said Mindy as she pulled her top on without bothering to clean my cum from her body. She bent down and picked up her panties. "You can keep these," she said as she licked my ear.
"Oh, so that's how it is. You fuck me and then leave. I thought only guys did that?"
"If your sister wasn't home, I'd stay. I don't want it to get awkward."
"You liked the idea of her watching you a minute ago," I replied.
"Well a minute ago I was out of my mind horny. I can get pretty wild when I'm like that. I'd feel awkward if she came in now while I'm covered in your cum."
"Sure, sure," I said smiling. "You haven't even asked for my number."
Mindy laughed. "I'll just get it from Hannah."
"Like I haven't heard that one before."
"Tell Hannah I'll see her at practice," said Mindy as she opened the front door.
"No problem. I'll see you later Mindy."
"Definitely," she said winking as she closed the door behind her.
Hannah must have been hiding in the hallway because she crept up behind me the second the door closed and ran her hands down the front of my chest. She was still naked.
"Sounds like you had fun," she whispered in my ear, her tongue sliding over it.
"I'd say you enjoyed yourself too from the looks of it."
"I did, but not as much as I would have liked."
I smiled knowingly. "Despite what Mindy was saying while I was fucking her, I don't think she's ready to join us just yet. Hell, I don't think I'm ready for her to join us just yet."
"That's fine. I like having you all to myself… most of the time." Hannah was now trailing kisses along my neck and shoulder. I knew where this was going to end.
"Come on," I said as I stood up. "I know you won't leave me alone until I give you the same treatment that Mindy got."
"Am I that transparent?" asked Hannah, her face wearing a mask of mock shock.
"Only without your clothes."
The next two days were quiet. Mindy hadn't made a return visit, but seeing Hannah come through the door exhausted each night after practice made it obvious why. Thursdays were easy for me in terms of workload. I had class in the morning and was free the rest of the afternoon. Once the assignments started, Thursday would be my homework day. Since there weren't any as of yet, I found myself laying on the couch and watching television. I had planned to do some reading for class, but the trailer trash on Jerry Springer was too good to pass up.
I must have fallen asleep because the sound of the doorbell woke me from my own Springer dream. I dreamt that Mindy had discovered me and Hannah having sex on the front lawn and then got into a fistfight with her over me. I kept waiting for them to start making out but apparently girl fights never end that way – even in dreams.
I wiped the sleep out of my eyes and answered the door. A tall, fortyish woman with long brown hair smiled at me. The first thing that struck me wasn't how tall she was, but the air of command that she seemed to radiate. She was wearing a white t-shirt with the words 'Athletic department' written across it in dark blue. Her large breasts stretched the writing, the way you can stretch newspaper writing with silly putty. Her long, tanned legs were shown off by the dark blue shorts she wore.
"Hi," she said in a thoroughly pleasant voice.
"Uh… can I help you?" I asked. Being awoken by this woman was the last thing I expected. Her clothing didn't help to loosen my tongue.
"I'm Stephanie Stevens. I'm the cheerleading coach. You must be Hannah's brother Brent."
My brain finally seemed to get in gear. I could almost feel the spark of electricity as it started up. "Oh! You're Hannah's coach! Sorry, but she's not here right now."
"Actually, I'm here to see you. Mind if I come in?" she asked.
"Uh… sure." My brain seemed to revert back to its semi-retarded state at her question. Why did she want to see me? I closed the door and watched Stephanie slowly walk around the room, her eyes taking in everything like she was David Caruso from CSI:
"No thanks, I'm good."
Not quite sure what to do, I sat down on the couch. Stephanie seemed lost in thought, yet she still gave off a commanding presence. She seemed like the type of woman that knew what she wanted and did what was necessary to get it, regardless of who she had to step on along the way. I had a feeling that she hadn't changed much from high school.
"Are you renting?" she asked, finally taking note of my presence once again.
"No. Our Dad bought the house. He thought it was a good real estate investment, while also giving me and Hannah a place to live that's close to campus."
"I see."
"So what exactly did you want to see me about," I asked. I was curious, but for some reason I felt like I needed to take control of the situation. She had only been in my house for a few minutes, yet it felt like I was interrupting her day.
Stephanie turned to face me, a slight smile upturning the corners of her mouth. "Well, you've been causing a distraction amongst my girls and I thought I'd better put an end to it before it gets out of hand."
"A distraction?" I asked, completely confused. "How am I being a distraction? I've never even gone to watch your practice."
Stephanie's laugh was light and high pitched. It came across as condescending. "Oh, I think you know exactly how you've been a distraction."
"No, I don't." I began to think that sitting down was a bad decision. Stephanie had remained standing and it seemed like she had all the power in this interaction.
"Fine," she sighed. "I guess I'll have to spell it out for you."
"Yes. Please spell it out for me," I said. The anger in my voice was easy to detect.
"Mindy has been telling all the girls how… well equipped you are. Needless to say, they've been more focused on your dick than on practice. I can't have you distracting my girls."
Now it was my turn to laugh. "And how is that my fault? I can't help what other people think or say. If your team is distracted, then perhaps you'd better find a way to get them to focus. That's your responsibility, not mine."
"You're right. It is my responsibility, which is why I'm here. As of this moment, you are not allowed to talk to my girls, your sister is excluded of course. I'll tell them the same thing at practice this evening. Otherwise, there will be consequences."
"You've got to be joking! I'm not allowed to talk to the girls on your team? This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! Not only do I refuse to listen to this crap, but I think I'll lodge a complaint with the President of the university. I'm sure she wouldn't approve of this nonsense."
Stephanie reached into the pocket of her shorts and pulled out a folded piece of paper, tossing it in my lap. "Oh, but she does approve, as that document shows. My cheerleading squad wins championships consistently as I'm sure you well know. I bring more money into this university than you could ever imagine. President Michaels realizes this and she agrees with me. You are not to have contact with the girls on my team."
I was reading over the document Stephanie had given me. While it was signed by the university President, I had no idea what her signature looked like. As far as I knew, Stephanie could have fabricated this whole thing.
"Feel free to go visit her if you don't believe me," Stephanie said. "I wouldn't expect you to take my word for it." Stephanie's uncanny remark regarding my thoughts reminded me of Jenna.
"And what if I refuse to do as you say?"
"Then there will be consequences."
"You have no control over me. There's nothing that you can do to me if I refuse. And if you do try something, you'll have to deal with my lawyer."
"So I'm assuming that you aren't going to signed that?" she asked, nodding to the paper in my hands.
"Nope. In fact, here's what I think of it," I said, ripping up the piece of paper.
Stephanie's eyebrow arched, and the smile that she had worn since she arrived faltered for a second. "Very well. If that's how you wish to do things." She was already crossing the room for the door. "I'll do what I have to in order to protect my team. If you want to be difficult… well… you'll have to deal with the consequences. I gave you a chance, now whatever happens is your responsibility."
"We'll see about that," I said.
"Yes, yes we will." With that final remark, Stephanie walked out, letting the door swing closed behind her.
I spent the rest of the afternoon stewing between anger and disbelief. Who the hell did Stephanie think she was? Who was she to tell me who I could associate with? The fact that she didn't want me talking to the girls on her team didn't bother me sexually; I had my hands full with Hannah, and once Jenna arrived it would be worse. What really bothered me was how she was trying to control my life. For me, that was unacceptable.
I was cooking dinner for myself that evening when Hannah burst through the front door, tears streaming down her face.
"What did you do?!" she cried, throwing her things on the floor. "Coach Stevens kicked me off the squad and said I had you to thank for it! What the hell did you do?!"
I quickly told Hannah about Coach Stevens' visit. "I didn't think that she would take it out on you," I said. "I expected her to retaliate against me, have me castrated or something."
"Do you really think she got permission from the university President, or do you think she was just making that up?"
"I don't know. I'll go see President Michaels tomorrow and get this straightened out," I said.
"You better! I've worked too hard to be thrown off the squad for no reason!"
Hannah was quiet the rest of the evening. That was the first night since we returned to school that Hannah and I didn't have sex.
I left for school early the next morning, not even bothering to eat breakfast. Hannah spent most of the night crying with her head on my chest so she was still asleep when I got up.
The day was off to a nice start despite the seriousness of what I had to do. The blue sky and hot sun stood out in stark contrast to the sense of doom and gloom I had. It felt as if things were about to change. The care-free, sex-filled relationship that Hannah and I shared had suddenly become very sombre; the summer only weeks over seemed like a long time ago.
It didn't take me long to get to President Michaels' office. The Administration building was in the middle of the campus. It was a towering building with glass walls which seemed to sparkle when the sunlight hit it at the right angle. President Michaels' office was on the twelfth floor, making the elevator ride feel like a death march. Stepping out of the elevator I approached the desk of President Michaels' secretary.
"I'm here to see President Michaels," I said.
"Do you have an appointment?" she asked. I had expected the secretary to be an older woman, retirement age like most of the women who worked in the building, but she was quite young. I put her in her early thirties. She wore a very feminine suit, dark black with a white blouse underneath. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she wore a telephone headset. She reminded me of those girls you see in telemarketing ads. 'Every day is a party when you work with us!', but if you actually got a job there, you had to fend off creepy Indian guys who seemed more interested in massaging your shoulders than helping customers.
"Uh, no, but…"
"If you want to see President Michaels, you need an appointment. She's a very busy woman," she said, cutting me off.
"Let me explain. My name is Brent and…"
"Oh! Why didn't you say so?" she said. Her annoyed look had quickly transformed into one of recognition the moment I said my name. "President Michaels' said you might show up. I'll let her know you're here." A moment later she was ushering me through the door into the President's office.
President Michaels' office was a picture of contrasts between old world scholarship and modernity. Three walls were dark wooden bookshelves lined with thousands of books, while the wall directly in front of me was a large window allowing a spectacular view of the city. There was a fireplace built into the wall on the left with a large flatscreen television hanging over it. Her large wooden desk matched the wood floors and bookshelves, while the furniture was very modern. Two black leather chairs were infront of the desk, angled slightly. A matching couch was placed along the right wall with end tables that matched the desk.
President Michaels' looked up from her laptop and smiled. She was in her early forties, with pale white skin that made her dark black hair stand out even more than normal. It was pulled back into a bun that made her black rimmed glasses stand out even more. "I thought you might come and see me. Please, take a seat Brent," she said, motioning at one of the leather chairs.
I hesitated before crossing the room and taking the seat she offered. "I guess you know why I'm here," I said.
"Yes, Coach Stevens has informed me of the situation. I'm sure you're aware of how much the university values her?"
"I'm starting to," I replied, "but I don't see how she can tell me who I can or can't talk to."
"Yes, well, you have to realize Brent that Coach Stevens' cheerleading squad is the top squad in the country. The amount of money that it generates for the university is very substantial. In fact, that money pays for your scholarships, as well as your sister's. Without it, you would be paying more in tuition. And yes, I looked up the records of you and your sister."
"Of course," I said. "I would have been surprised if you hadn't. But I still don't see how she can tell me who I can talk to. It's also completely unfair for her to retaliate against Hannah by kicking her off the squad. She has nothing to do with this."
"Well how else did you expect her to retaliate? Kick you off the cheer squad?"
"So you're okay with her extorting me? Do as I say or I'll throw your sister off the squad?"
President Michaels sighed, clearly tiring of the conversation. "It's not extortion Brent. The university has rules that allow the administration to do what it thinks is best for the university. It is a privilege to attend university, not a right. When you accept a university's admission, you also accept its rules. You may not like them, but you have to abide by them. I have the utmost confidence in Coach Stevens' judgment. If kicking Hannah off the squad is what she thinks is most appropriate, then the university will back her decision. She did give you the opportunity to avoid a problem, but you decided not to take it. Now you have to reap what you sow, so to speak."
"So there's nothing I can do?" I asked.
"I never said that. I just said that the university will back whatever Coach Stevens decides. If you want to get your sister back on the cheer squad, I suggest you ask Coach Stevens very nicely and do whatever she wants. Otherwise, you're out of luck."
"Alright… I guess I'll go see her then."
"I'll let her know you're on your way."
"Thanks," I said, as I stood up and made my way to the door.
"It was nice to meet you Brent. Perhaps next time it will be under more pleasant circumstances," President Michaels called after me.
"It was nice to meet you too," I said as I exited her office.
The elevator ride down to the main floor seemed to take even longer than the way up. I couldn't help but feel as if President Michaels' was in on this somehow with Coach Stevens. I understood that she wants to do what's best for the university, but the way she referred to Coach Stevens struck me in a way I couldn't put my finger on.
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markus wrote:Now, I'm still hoping that someone, maybe some Italian New Order fans, made a bootleg recording of the gig?? I certainly saw someone recording it all with an old-fashioned tape-recorder! I attempted recording it with my mp3 player but it turned out useless and even 808State forgot to record it. Please get in touch with me if you have a recording! Just the New Order gig would be nice for a start.
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