Reply to Regrets spending so much money on kids’ activities

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "Regrets spending so much money on kids’ activities "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have very little natural talent for the piano, yet I played it for 11 years. I'm 42, and one of the things I'm most proud of is that I gave my senior recital...even though I haven't played since.

I can't speak to whether you should have spent your money in other ways, but I can speak to the fact that ROI on kids' activities can take multiple forms. I no longer play the sports I played as a kid, but I am very active and fit...and I'm pretty sure that growing up playing a sport and practicing every day contributed to what I view as normal. Also, one of my BFF's in the world is a friend I grew close to through my sport. She probably saved my life in college, when I was seriously depressed and she reached out at just the right time. I understand and appreciate classical music, because of the music theory my piano teacher taught me.

[b]Your kids may never tell you, but they probably appreciate that you provided them so many opportunities[/b].[/quote]
Funny you should say that. A while ago, there was a thread on this board where the poster was complaining that she didn't have any decent extracurriculars growing up and blamed her parents for not providing her with enrichment opportunities!
So, OP, if your children's activities didn't break the bank, why are you complaining? You can't take it with you, you know.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics