Jaime Nared Can't Play with the Boys Anymore

Although Jaime Nared is more than qualified to play in the private boys league that she has been previously playing in, it turns out that she is no longer allowed to play with the boys. The private boy's league in which Jaime Nared was enrolled in banned her from the basketball team because of her sex. This seems quite unfair, I can bet that Jaime Nared was taller than most of the 12-year-olds on the team, and apparently showed quite promising skills, according to news six. It turns out that the manager of the team disallowed her, saying that it was not in accordance with the rules that Jaime Nared has been playing for the last year.

We lived in a small town when I was young that did not offer a wide variety of extra curricular activities. What they did offer however, was a gym full of options every year at registration time. We would go, year after year, and I would choose a different activity.

There was one year when my mother thought that it would be a great idea to enroll me in Girl Guides. I did not want any part of this, the dorky uniforms, the badges, the seemingly girly activities; all of these things would not go well with my tomboy attitude. I wanted to play with the boys, I wanted to camp, I wanted to paintball, I wanted to play in the woods!

I saw the sign for boy scouts and told my mother that I wanted to join. She tried to explain that it was for boys only, but I decided to ask the instructor if I could participate. The instructor was taken aback at first, but than noticed the eagerness of a child to join something interesting, and allowed it.

I was welcomed instantly, with the activities that I wanted to do, and the badges that I wanted to earn. It was not weird being with the boys, as I was still rather young, I was in fifth and sixth grade at this time, and still a tomboy so I was able to fit right in. The instructors were accommodating, friendly, helpful and showed respect and tact in every situation. It seemed that boy scouts was no longer something designated for the boys, but had more of a focus on the activities that I was interested in, and it was right for me! That's what is important, lets forget sex, and think about talent, skill and interest when it comes to these activities.