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8 parents you don't want at your Super Bowl party

America's biggest sports day of the year is almost upon us, and yes, I'm talking about the Super Bowl pitting the New England Patriots against the Seattle Seahawks. When it comes to the game, most of you fall into one of three categories:1. You love football and will be watching the game no matter what, and yes — I'm firmly planted in this category.2. You tolerate football, but you mostly care a
When you make your Super Bowl party guest list, here's some personalities you may want to avoid.
When you make your Super Bowl party guest list, here's some personalities you may want to avoid.Wendy Hope / Today

America's biggest sports day of the year is almost upon us, and yes, I'm talking about the Super Bowl pitting the New England Patriots against the Seattle Seahawks. When it comes to the game, most of you fall into one of three categories:

1. You love football and will be watching the game no matter what, and yes — I'm firmly planted in this category.

2. You tolerate football, but you mostly care about hanging out with friends, eating food, and watching the commercials.

3. You despise football and you will not watch the game under any circumstances.

When you make your Super Bowl party guest list, here's some personalities you may want to avoid.
When you make your Super Bowl party guest list, here's some personalities you may want to avoid.Wendy Hope / Today

For those of you in categories one and two, you may decide to host a Super Bowl party and watch the game with friends and family members. If so, I hope these eight parents don't show up to your gathering. More importantly, I hope you're not one of these eight parents.

1. "I'm Too Good For This" Parents: They'll sit in the corner and mumble to themselves and anyone who will listen about how they would never let their sons play such a barbaric sport, and complain about how juvenile people must be who cheer for a bunch of strangers in tight pants. Between their audible sighs, eye-rolling, and checking in with the babysitter every ten minutes, most guests want to show them to the door. Another variation is the "I'm Too Smart For This" Parents. If Edgar Allan Poe is the first person they mention when the Ravens come up in conversation, you can be pretty sure that you're in for a long night.

2. "I Have A Gambling Problem" Parents: I'm sure a lot of us put a little "sumthin' sumthin'" on the game for fun, but these folks take it a little too far. They're the parents who put Little Suzy's college fund on the line in hopes that Idina Menzel keeps her rendition of the national anthem under 2 minutes and 1 second (yes, there is an actual bet for this). The Department of Homeland Security will need to be called due to the amount of F-bombs dropped whenever they win or lose a wager. If these parents come to your party, be sure to have your spare bedroom ready, because they could be homeless before the night's over.

(On a separate note, it will be a nice change of pace to hear Menzel singing something other than "Let it Go" — because let's face it, all of us have heard that about 146,134 times in the past year.)

3. "I Have No Idea What's Going On" Parents: Parenting is hard. It's so hard, that a lot of parents don't have time to do the things that they loved to do prior to chasing their children around (going to the movies, eating at nice restaurants, going to the gym, etc.). Following sports is also one of those things. Trust me, I understand how difficult it is to sit down and watch three hours of football on a Sunday afternoon when your toddler daughter demands to keep the television locked on Disney Jr. That said, nobody wants to deal with questions like, "So what's this deflategate thing all about, anyway?" It's just the only thing every major news outlet has talked about for the past week, that's all. Take your butt to Google and figure out the rudimentary details about the game. Everyone else at the party at least knows something about the teams involved and the last thing any of them want to do is be your personal tutor when the game starts.

As the legendary Sweet Brown says, "Ain't nobody got time for that."

4. Food Snob Parents: If your Super Bowl party doesn't have any fat-free, sugar-free, GMO-free, gluten-free, plant-based snacks, Food Snob Parents aren't going to let you hear the end of it. They will complain about how chips, salsa and soda are the main reasons for childhood obesity, and every parent who eats these devilish foods are setting horrible examples. Meanwhile, they'll munch on a quinoa snack bar while making you feel guilty for taking multiple slices of pizza. Memo to Food Snobs: This is the Super Bowl. It's like Thanksgiving in February. Eating unhealthy food is part of what this day is all about, so if you have a problem with it, keep stuffing your face with your kale chips so we don't have to hear you talk.

5. "My Son Will Play Pro Football" Parents: Did you know that Little Johnny scored three touchdowns during his Pee-Wee football game last month? Of course you know, because these parents told you at least 11 times in the past hour. Forget Katy Perry, during halftime they'll ask everyone to watch the kid's highlight DVD. No offense to Little Johnny, because I'm sure he's a very nice boy with a lot of talent, but nobody at the party gives a damn about his football prowess right now. Hearing parents brag about how their kid will become the next Tom Brady or Russell Wilson is extremely annoying when the real Tom Brady and Russell Wilson are on the field. 

6. "Time To Take a Nap" Parents: These parents will hire a babysitter so they can go to your party, and five minutes after they arrive they'll be passed out asleep on your bed. They couldn't care less about the game or socializing, all they want is three uninterrupted hours of shuteye and your party serves as the best possible facilitator of this goal. Other than the fact that you'll need a court order to remove them from your bed, I can't really say a bad thing about these guys. May they rest in peace.

7. "I'm Going To Let My Kids Run Wild" Parent: You better believe that the parents with the craziest kids will be the ones who'll bring their kids to your party. Why? Because nobody on the planet has the patience to babysit them for three hours, that's why. Little Suzy will bring her crayons and run them across your walls, Little Johnny will channel his inner Jay Cutler and throw footballs at everything except for his intended targets, and there will be utter chaos in your home. Will these parents offer any discipline? No way. They'll be too busy getting drunk off of your beer...and besides, it's not their house, so what do they care?

8. "I Can't Believe You Just Said That" Parents: These parents are actually quite amusing. When the alcohol starts flowing freely, so will the inappropriate comments about some cheerleader’s and/or football player's body parts. Within minutes, this person’s spouse will pull them aside for a "private conversation" that everyone will hear, and this conversation will instantly become more interesting than anything going on in the game. Tears will be shed, names will be called, someone will be blamed as the reason why their kids are so messed up, and someone will be sleeping on the couch for the foreseeable future. You better believe that they'll make an appearance at your party... they always do.

There's my list.

Oh, and for those of you in Category 3 (you despise football and will not watch the game under any circumstances), Super Bowl Sunday should be your favorite day on the calendar.

Feel like shopping? The malls will be empty and you'll find parking right near the front.

Wanna watch a movie? Nobody will be in the theaters. Heck, you can bring your rambunctious children with you and nobody will care.

The Super Bowl is a day when everyone can be happy... as long as you're surrounded by the right people.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to determine how much money I'm going to put down for the coin toss landing on tails.

Doyin Richards is a TODAY Parents contributor who blogs at Daddy Doin Work.