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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because people have bought the bogus dream that maybe their kid is the next star of whatever sport and it will be their ticket to cheaper university and being millionaires. [/quote]

Alternatively, wait for it, the KID loves to play.

My child was the kid skipping on the sidelines of whatever DC tried. But we said you had to do something active and part of a team even if just rec b/c we think there are certain values in it. DH was an athlete; I was not. Neither was hoping or even wanting our child to play at the higher levels. But, in MS, DC found something and wanted to do it. Then more. Then more. Now would like to play in college. This is DC's dream, not ours. We are not expecting a scholarship and it's a sport in which it ends at college.

So, while there may be some parents who are as you describe, there are many that are not. But, go ahead and paint with the broad brush. And FTR, before you give more snark, my kid is an honors/AP student with all As (I take that back, 1 high b+ currently) and all around good kid. Some kids are capable of doing well on all fronts. [/quote]

Damn [/quote]

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