My 9 year old is on vacation this week. It was his idea that we travel through part of the country and play at different pool halls. So we did. We stopped in Erie, Pa, Pittsburg, Pa, Columbus, OH, Indianapolis, IN and Cleveland, OH.
We had a great time until we hit Indianapolis. We played at Airport Billiards and then went over to Chalkees in case J. Lee was there. We were not allowed in because they served alcohol. Likewise in other establishments we were also not allowed to play pool. Even though kids ate at the other establishments, they were not allowed to play pool. I thought I was my sons parent. I guess in some states parents automatically give their rights to the state and the state makes the decision for the parents. They call it gaming. What a joke. Pool is a great game and the sooner your kids can play and see OTHERS play as well, will they truly understand if they will like the game.
What I learned is that these state governments treat pool as a dirty game. This must change now. Also, a must change now, is to not allow laws that take away your parenting rights. I guess as we travel we get an opportunity to see foolish laws not to forget those laws right were we all live. What's happened to our country. If a parent allows their child to play pool in any establishment, then it is their right - not the laws. Don't families have pool tables at home? Don't they also have alcohol there also in some cases? Guess we are not suppose to talk about it huh?
We had a great time until we hit Indianapolis. We played at Airport Billiards and then went over to Chalkees in case J. Lee was there. We were not allowed in because they served alcohol. Likewise in other establishments we were also not allowed to play pool. Even though kids ate at the other establishments, they were not allowed to play pool. I thought I was my sons parent. I guess in some states parents automatically give their rights to the state and the state makes the decision for the parents. They call it gaming. What a joke. Pool is a great game and the sooner your kids can play and see OTHERS play as well, will they truly understand if they will like the game.
What I learned is that these state governments treat pool as a dirty game. This must change now. Also, a must change now, is to not allow laws that take away your parenting rights. I guess as we travel we get an opportunity to see foolish laws not to forget those laws right were we all live. What's happened to our country. If a parent allows their child to play pool in any establishment, then it is their right - not the laws. Don't families have pool tables at home? Don't they also have alcohol there also in some cases? Guess we are not suppose to talk about it huh?
