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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Travel sports parents lie because they can’t come to terms with the last decade of carting their kids around was a complete waste. [/quote]

I absolutely think it’s this. 100%. [/quote]

Without touching the lying claim, what an odd take. How is spending time with your kid in a healthy physical activity a waste?[/quote]

It’s the travel cost/time commitment that is the waste. It did absolutely nothing to get your kid into college - which is why most people do travel. If you want to spend time with your kid in a healthy physical activity, why aren’t you doing rec?  It saves you thousands of dollars, and time spent traveling to tournaments and practice.

I mean if you want to blow thousands on travel for sh¡ts and giggles, have at it. But most people have a college goal in mind. [/quote]

I have exactly zero delusion that anything I do for DC's sport interests is going to lead to a college scholarship.  And yes, there is money and time involved.  But DC loves it and is maintaining good physical and mental health while learning firsthand the relationship between hard work and skill development. I'm lucky to be able to invest in this as I have, and I never lose sight of that.  But college?  Not why we do it.[/quote]

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