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[quote=Anonymous]I went through this growing up and am seeing it with my kids now. My older sister and I did the same sport for many years because we are only 1 year apart and it was easier for my parents that way. We happened to be good at the same things within that sport (natural talent that came from somewhere, I guess) and we would directly compete against each other. She was better than me for awhile, but then I grew bigger/taller and started getting better. As we got to middle school we each added other sports but in a less serious way. In high school I went all in on the original sport and she went the other direction, choosing a to quit club and only compete for the school team while doing more of the other sports. I think it was hard for her to deal with her little sister being better and she also just didn’t have the work ethic I did. Funny enough now she’s a very hard worker and I have chosen a more flexible/chill job.

Now I have two kids three years apart. The older one is pretty athletic and works hard. The younger one has good height/size but is not as much of a natural and not aggressive. It’s tough because the older one is doing travel/club for two sports because that’s what they need in order to have appropriate competition. The younger one is asking when they will do travel and I don’t have the heart to tell them I don’t want to spend the $ for a kid who doesn’t need it in order to be challenged appropriately. Trying to kick that can down the road a little longer and make it more about work ethic, saying the younger one can try out if we see them working hard like their sibling.

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