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[quote=Anonymous]I'm like ice skating mom.  My kid's have to do an activity.  Physical fitness and being healthy is important to me and my husband.  I was always in a sport or dance class growing up and DH was always an athlete and played D1 in college.  We both agree that it taught us to have amazing work ethics and time management skills.

I don't care what they do, they just have to do something.  DS started off in baseball and ended up hating it.  He did it for a few years because all of his friends were in it, but he was just miserable so we sat down and picked something else.  He did karate for a bit, but wanted something to expel more energy, so DH suggested soccer and he's been doing that ever since.  I secretly suspect DS is just a runner like me, but he says he only likes running when there's a goal in sight (literal pun intended).

DD has always been in dance, gymnastics, vollyball, and track.  She's tried various other sports growing up and found what she liked and didn't; what she was good at and what skills she lacked.

I don't consider it being a quitter if the kid gives it a real try and has a plan to move onto something new.

I'd think ice skating mom was a horrible parent if her DD was one of those kid's who was up at 4 am for practice, skated for 3-4 hrs before school, skated for 3-4 hours after school, and never had a social life because she was gone every weekend for competition AND her DD kept voicing her hatred of the sport.  Right now, she just sounds like a typical teen being a teen.

For you, OP, I think you set a rule.  We sign you up for X sport and you MUST attend every practice and game for the season or if you quit early, you owe us the fees.  He can quit and move on to something else after the season is over.  That seems reasonable to me.  [/quote]

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