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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand how they'd could be family time, but what about the siblings and what they might want? Do they have to go all the time? What if they just want to hang out with their friends or something?[/quote]
Yeah, I think a lot of sporty parents have a blind spot when it comes to their non-athlete kids. They would never, for example, drag the athletic kid out to a D&D convention if that's what the non-athletic kid wanted to do on a Saturday. [/quote]

I really do not understand why people think this kind of thing is specific to sports. One of my neighbors has a teenage daughter who is an amazing pianist. The youngest sibling totally gets dragged to her concerts and competitions all over the place even though that child does not play. [/quote]

I know it's not sports specific, but are they thinking about the other siblings? What if they don't want to be dragged around? Don't you think they could have resentment towards the other child?[/quote]

Well sure but people on this thread are trying to argue that there’s something unique about sports parents and how terrible they are. When in reality it’s something that can happen with any activity. The particular vitriol towards sports is very strange. [/quote]
I think sports are targeted because they're so prevalent compared to, say, school orchestra or theater. Certainly, sports parents seem to believe their preferred activity is somehow morally superior, based on so many posts on here.  [/quote]

It's baffling that you seem to think sports even need to be targeted. Worry about your own life.[/quote]

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