Son defends father of being kicked out by digging into coordinator's records and finding shady information: 'My dad says I did the right thing but part of me wonders if I shouldve just let him handle it his own way instead of getting involved like that'

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Olivia Arocena • Writer and Editor
Jul 1, 2026 6:00 PM EDT

Sometimes the right thing is not right for everyone

There are always many sides to a story, and depending on which you tell it from, it benefits one side or the other. In this son's particular case, I don't think it's even that problematic; the person he messed with was doing something bad. He wonders whether or not he should have stepped into the situation at all.  He second-guesses about whether he should've let his father handle it instead. I don't really see why that's even an issue to begin with. Are we supposed to solve all our problems alone?

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  • man holding boys head
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    Representative picture of the father and son when he was little

  • AITA for what I did when they tried to force my dad out after 18 years

    recognition thing where your fees are waived and you basically get honorary status and its a huge deal to the guys who have been there that long.
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  • A year ago the league brought in a new coordinator and almost immediately he started going after the older coaches. My dad started getting written up for stuff that made zero sense like apparently his practice
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  • plans werent submitted on time and his first aid cert was expired even though he literally renewed it two months before.
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  • My dad kept his head. down and just fixed whatever they threw at him but I could tell it was wearing him out. He told me a few of the other coaches whod been around 15 plus years were getting the same
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  • treatment and two of them already quit because they didnt want the headache. I did something that maybe I shouldnt have and I went through the leagues own records that are posted online for anyone
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  • to see. Turns out the coordinator himself had missed submission deadlines at least four times in one year and his own certifications had lapsed twice before he even got the position. I printed all of it out and
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    Two models depicting the dad doing his job as a coach

  • gave it to my dad. My dad brought it to the next board meeting and basically said if youre gonna write me up for these things then you need to explain why the coordinator gets a pass on
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  • the exact same stuff. The room went de d quiet and the coordinator tried to talk his way out of it but it was all right there on paper. My dad kept his spot and hes still coaching but now a few people in the league
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  • are saying I made it personal and went too far digging into the coordinators records.
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  • To intervine, or not to intervine, that’s the question. Is he really questioning that, or is he looking for validation on the internet? The way he kinda justifies his actions points me in the second direction. I still think what he did was right, though. Something has to be very wrong to kick somebody out after 18 years of doing the same job. Of course, accusing the other person of doing the same thing doesn’t solve the issue you’re being accused of, but it made him keep his job, so…

  • My dad has been coaching youth football at our local league for almost 18 years now. Hes given up weekends and holidays and never asked for a single thing in return. At 20 years the league gives coaches this lifetime
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  • My dad says I did the right thing but part of me wonders if I shouldve just let him handle it his own way instead of getting involved like that. AITA?
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    A representation of the proud son with the printed documents

  • There should be some protection for workers who have kept their position for so long, and this time the protection came from taking the law into one’s own hands. I don’t know what the new coordinator was trying to do; maybe he was trying to take the team to another level, but he should’ve started with himself. Clearly, if he wanted to make some changes, he should’ve worked with the coaches, not against them, and I hope that’s what he’s doing now. Good job, son!

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