Little League sign has a few important reminders for overzealous parents

"The officials are humans."
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Chloe Bryan
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Hey, parents: It's just a game.

A sign displayed at a Little League baseball field elicited laughs and shudders on Reddit this week with its pointed warnings to parents who might, well, take children's baseball a little too seriously.


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Unfortunately, this isn't the first sign of its kind. Other towns, plagued by overzealous parents of their own, have installed similarly snarky reminders.

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Some take a more longform approach.

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Some even delve into poetry.

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Put the practice schedule away, parents. 

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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