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[Anonymous]

My 13 year old is totally easy going and easy to get along with but when he decides he wants to master something he goes all in and makes it happen. He and a friend were talking about athletic conditioning and now suddenly instead of watching YouTube videos after school he’s regularly running five miles for fun and holding four minute planks. He got interested in cooking and now requests I buy special cuts of meat and elaborate spices so he can make rubs and smoke his own barbecue. He’s perfected a tirimisu. I have no idea what this kid is going to end up doing in life (his interests are extremely eclectic) but I’m pretty sure he’ll figure out how to make great things happen. It’s so fun watching him engage, set goals, and conquer them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 13 year old is totally easy going and easy to get along with but when he decides he wants to master something he goes all in and makes it happen. He and a friend were talking about athletic conditioning and now suddenly instead of watching YouTube videos after school he’s regularly running five miles for fun and holding four minute planks. He got interested in cooking and now requests I buy special cuts of meat and elaborate spices so he can make rubs and smoke his own barbecue. He’s perfected a tirimisu. I have no idea what this kid is going to end up doing in life (his interests are extremely eclectic) but I’m pretty sure he’ll figure out how to make great things happen. It’s so fun watching him engage, set goals, and conquer them.

That's great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 13 year old is totally easy going and easy to get along with but when he decides he wants to master something he goes all in and makes it happen. He and a friend were talking about athletic conditioning and now suddenly instead of watching YouTube videos after school he’s regularly running five miles for fun and holding four minute planks. He got interested in cooking and now requests I buy special cuts of meat and elaborate spices so he can make rubs and smoke his own barbecue. He’s perfected a tirimisu. I have no idea what this kid is going to end up doing in life (his interests are extremely eclectic) but I’m pretty sure he’ll figure out how to make great things happen. It’s so fun watching him engage, set goals, and conquer them.

This is awesome!

[Anonymous]

My DS18 is quiet outside the house, and a real homebody, but he has these very loyal friends, teachers, other adults. I never understood it until this weekend when we were visiting the college where he's attending in the fall. I watched him interact with a professor, and his eye contact was solid but more than that, his face lit up and was so engaging. Still quiet when speaking, but the professor was drawn in. I am still thinking about it wondering how he learned this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD14 has pursued a sport that many on DCUM would consider not a "real sport" since she was little. Her younger sister is a star field hockey and basketball player who gets constant praise for her abilities, most especially from my DH who loves that he has a daughter involved in "real sports" and pours lots of time and $$$$ into making sure she has the best equipment, fancy name brand sports apparel, practicing constantly, etc., so DD has been feeling pretty left out lately because he never cared about her sport even half as much as he does for my other DD, and many of the sports things he buys for her are things my DD paid for with her own money.

Recently she tried out for her school's track team, just to try it, and she not only made it, but is an amazing jumper and consistently has some of the best times for hurdles and long jump. She seems like a much happier person, beams after leaving practice, and said to me "I think I found my sport." Suddenly DH gets her new sneakers. Go figure. I'm super proud of her because she isn't athletic, has always focused more on academics, and I'm happy she found a sport she loves.

Good for her.

There’s a segment of DCUM that seems very anti- sports (and I am not personally into them myself), but they can contribute so much confidence to some kids. It’s a fine line, but it can be so beneficial.

[Anonymous]

My kid can talk to adults in complete sentences and conversations.

[Anonymous]

My college freshmen is staying in tonight to watch a movie. Said the party scene is so last year.

[Anonymous]

Every evening is a concert with my teen (15). He plays the piano at a high level and once he runs through his technical practice routine, he plays pieces from his repertoire that he fancies that evening. This week is Schumann's Carnaval and preludes by Rachmaninoff. Let's see what the next weeks bring!