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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dragging your non athlete child to tournaments year round was a choice and it’s not one that a lot of us travel sport families make.  We split up so that each of our three children can explore their interests.  I also have older kids and no regrets but we also didn’t make the choice you did to keep the family together at all costs each weekend, which I think made for happier siblings and a healthier dynamic all around.  When we are together as a family it’s for dinners and vacations and downtime, not crammed into a hotel on a sports weekend.[/quote]

NP and I agree. We don’t take our other child to games or tournaments unless they want to go.  We also take the same vacations we did before our child joined a travel team. There may be teams that feel like they own your child and all their time, but you don’t have to choose that. We didn’t. [/quote]

If this doesn’t demonstrate that sports are now basically a thing for the UMC — particularly those with multiple kids and vacations on top of that, I don’t know does. [/quote]

PP here. Sorry, should I apologize for being UMC? Or apologize for taking my spring or summer trips? Or did you want me to raise my children the way my husband was raised- not a single birthday party ever, no sports at all, not even attending parent-teacher conferences?[/quote]

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