In an earlier post I stated how I avoid buying Boy Scout/Girl Scout/school related sales drive items from parents. I think these things are for the kids and the kids should be the ones out selling the stuff.

Well I must admit, about a month ago I broke down and bought two $1 candy bars from a woman I work with primarily because I was hungry. I'm not even sure what the cause was but the point is I supported it. Now here we are, about a month later, and she has a new sign up sheet for cheesecake for her son's wiffle ball team. As I was walking by she had to point out to another coworker that I'm not on the cheesecake list. And so the pressure begins. #1 - I don't like cheesecake. #2 - cheesecake is more expensive than candy bars. #3 - As stated above, I'm against the concept to begin with. Let's also keep in mind that this isn't a church group who's saving up money to go on a Habitat for Humanity trip; this is a private wiffle ball league, which basically means I'm supposed to buy cheesecake just so this woman and her husband don't have to spend as much money on their kid's league. Now it's one thing just to put a sign up sheet for anyone who's interested but to actually put pressure on me to support this I think is ridiculous. Where is this money going anyway? Something tells me that these kids are probably dressed in Major League quality uniforms and play at places like the fancy little field at Miller Park. When I played Waukesha Park Rec. baseball as a kid, all I got was a T-shirt that said Cardinals on it and a plain red trucker hat - and you know what? I liked it.

I should sell my own cheesecake's and make myself be the cause. "What am I supporting by buying this?" "You are supporting me. Now buy some damn cheesecake so I can get a plasma TV."