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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you mean these activities don't lead anywhere?

Nothing my child does for fun is "leading anywhere."

He won't play professional squash.

He won't play D1 soccer.

He definitely won't make it to Carnegie Hall.

When he's 40, he'll still be able to play in a pick up game in two of these things, and amuse himself making music.

All that said, a lesson without games isn't really playing tennis.  I don't know how your tennis club works, but where my kid plays squash there are clinics one day a week so that the kids have a chance to play each other.   My kid refuses to do tournaments, but he's happy to play against kids in the club.[/quote]

slightly o/t but would he really still do them if you're the one "suggesting" these activities and he never asked for doing any of them? i'm asking because my son's doing the same activities but i think mostly because we signed him up, and if it're up to him he'd rather play video games or read all day. i wonder sometimes if he's doing those for us or himself, and if it's the latter he's not likely to continue into his 40s... heck might not even into HS. (btw i'm PP with the 12.5-yo no-passion son :)).[/quote]

My kid is nearly 17.  Not piano.   As for the sports - completely self-driven.  Sure, on any given day when he is still in his pjs he'd rather just stay in his pjs, but he is totally on board with these things.  I have no idea what he will be like at 40, but I can tell you that I'm 50 and barely know the rules to most games.  I would love for group exercise options to be available to me and I really couldn't care which sport.

My kid also does one school activity and one intellectual activity.  Neither is a heavy lift.  He picked them, but they are not optional now that they are  chosen.  Lots of kids don't have passion.  Some might have passion if they were less shy or less insecure, though.  Passion means putting yourself out there.[/quote]

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