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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
It seems the kids who thrive in the organized stuff have involved parents who sometimes help out, are supportive and involved. So do the kids want it, or want to please their folks? Do they absorb the preaching, or tune out until the fun starts?
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It is so easy for parents to lose their way. You have to ask yourself are you pushing your kid for your ego or is the drive coming from your kid? Fortunately my kids have moved to higher education so I can serve my own ego.
Is the child getting anything of value from the experience? I feel like if I were in monster's shoes I would have been good with my kid walking away, since to me staying is supporting a broken system. Obviously monster sees it differently, probably as a perseverance lesson. I persevered in wrestling as a kid and know I gained little from the experience. I have a natural tendency to stick with broken things so my sports lesson was sorta backwards.