Interesting.
My son had a football coach two years ago who made any player who was late for practice for any reason run extra laps and/or sprints.
He did not listen to the “it’s not my fault, my mom/dad didn’t get me here on time” excuse - nor any other excuse. If the boy was late, he ran. The coach never asked the moms or dads run.
At the start of the season there were a lot of kids whose moms/dads didn’t get their boys to practice on time.
A funny thing happened, though. By about two weeks in to the season almost no one had a mom/dad who didn’t get their son to practice on time.
And I’ll bet that football coach has no idea he is a liberal.
Football is optional. The kids who didnt want to run could quit the team. This little boy had no options or control over this situation.
My son was in a major boys choir when he was young. The choir director made it clear to every parent if a child is late to a recital they would not participate.
He explained that we all have car trouble, traffic etc., and he NEVER bent his rule for anyone.
My son always arrived way early as did most of the other kids.