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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. To be clear, I don't think my kid is going to the Olympics. I'm asking how to respond in a way that is encouraging, since she really enjoys this activity and I think it would be great for her personally to keep pursuing it, without building up a dream that is 99.9999999999% a pipe dream.

Agree we need to look into year round swim options.[/quote]

C’mon OP.  It’s an anonymous forum.  You can admit that you have very high hopes for your 8 year old’s swimming.  [/quote]

I mean, I am THRILLED about her swimming -- she loves it, she's good at it, she's fast. I'm not going to pretend I don't love it. But I mean it when I say that if she said she wanted to quit tomorrow, it would be fine with me. I really do just want her to live a happy and fulfilled life. At the moment, that includes swimming, but if it ever doesn't, I'd support her in quitting. I'm definitely not trying to live out some athletic dream vicariously through her. Even in my heart of hearts.[/quote]

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