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[quote=Anonymous]It’s becoming clear that my DD is the hardest working member of her team but that she has the least amount of talent. Over the years, some coaches have loved and valued the hard-working side of her.  Now sports are competitive enough that the talented kids are the stars in competition and in the eyes of the coaches. It’s hard to watch. She loves her sport and is capable enough to stay on the team and in her league, but just barely. She also happens to have some teammates who are the very best not just on the team or in the league, but will probably grow up to be the best in the state and highly ranked in the country.

Any advice or encouragement I can give her? Everything I think of sounds so trite and invalidates what she’s actually experiencing.

I remember when she was a baby and hoping that she would be born with a talent or two to smooth her way in life. My heart hurts for her when she says that she wishes she’d been given the talent of [specific teammate’s name] or [other teammate]. We are Catholic but I can’t think of the answer when she asks why god gave her teammates natural gifts but didn’t give it to her.[/quote]

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