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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I regret not managing my DC’s athletic career better. I am in athletic, never really did anything and had no clue what to do really. Picked the wrong Coach, stuck with her for too long, started late, didn’t get serious soon enough. Lots of regrets. DD knows the sport well and has big plans for her future daughter. She will do a great job pushing this child to greatness. I hope the future kid will cooperate, if not, I feel very sorry for her. :))[/quote]

Yikes. This is a little scary. I think you’re being way too hard on yourself. Maybe unless your kid was so good that she might have made the Olympics or played pro had you done everything “better”.  But maybe not, even then.

As for your DD having “plans” for her future daughter … umm, WTF?! Seriously. Does she not understand that her child would be an actual person, separate from her, not an extension of her or a carbon copy of her younger self?

Not kidding. It sounds like your DD should consider therapy before having kids. Otherwise, she’s setting everyone up for a tough road.

It’s not a child’s job to live out her parent’s missed dreams. It’s a child’s job to discover and live out HER own dreams!

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