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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: Thanks for your honest replies. I DO NOT feel bad about her not being in sports, if anything I feel FREE! But I see these parents of tight-knit friend groups and I worry DD is missing out somehow. But she’s a content girl with many friends, so I don’t know why I worry. It’s always hard when people say, “Oh, she’s not in a sport???” with a look of shock on their faces. I never know how to respond. [/quote]

I think the sporty types, more than other activities, just can't conceive of how someone might be into different things. I don't see music or theater parents doing that but it seems so common for those into sports to think they are just superior activities. They aren't.

One of my kids found an interest in a niche sport in middle school but ultimately didn't want to pursue it to the exclusion of all else so dropped it when she got to HS (that's a whole additional issue - why do sports except unwavering devotion from kids???). She's played an instrument since 5th grade and found her thing in HS with marching band. She also spends time on a volunteer activity out of school.

DS dabbled in a variety of things, both sports and non -- did rec soccer through middle school mainly because friends were doing it, played golf with his grandfather, took guitar lessons, worked stage crew for theater. None of this was a "passion" but he had enjoyable ways to spend his time. He had a good group of friends who were friends just because they met in class and liked hanging out, it had nothing to do with being in the same activities. Which is probably why they have remained good friends, even as they have gone off to different colleges.  He's still not a joiner at college but really likes his major, is doing well in it, and joined a extracurricular research/consulting team related to it. [/quote]

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