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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see so many parents in our little league who are the crazy sports parents that get discussed here often. They’re overly invested in their kids’ performance, very up to date on who is getting picked for what, gossiping about the kids and the coaches. It goes on and on.

I do not under any circumstance want to be one of those people. I have one kid who is just average, but my younger kid seems to be the best on his team and people keep bringing up the possibility of him being on the summer all star teams etc. Suddenly I found myself thinking about this a lot, even though objectively I don’t really care. I don’t even like baseball that much! And we have a ton of other things we could do with our time other than sit at baseball fields all summer.

How do I stop myself from falling into the crazy sport parent world before it really starts. Just stop engaging with people? Ignore it when it comes up? Redirect myself when I start thinking about it?[/quote]

I don’t get what you’re asking.  You’re allowed to be invested in and support your own son’s involvement to whatever level he chooses and is capable of without being crazy and certainly without gossiping about other kids.

I’m guessing he would be thrilled to be on the all star team, and it’s okay for you to be excited for him![/quote]

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