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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh sure, many people aren’t into organized sports.  [b]They might find their passion[/b] in drama, art, music, debate, student government/Boys or Girls State, scouting, community service.

You speak of not finding a niche but your child is only 12.  Some of these things, like robotics/coding or drama, don’t really even start up in a fun and active way until older ages.[/quote]

They also might not find their “passion” and that’s ok, too. As long as they feel free to try new things and spend time working/socializing with peers.

My kid had an assignment in 4th grade to write about his passion and he completely broke down in tears because he couldn’t think of one. I hate the way these loaded words are tossed around.[/quote]

My daughter just told me this happened to her too, in the same grade! She's 12, and only now felt comfortable telling me this!

So much pressure put on kids...[/quote]

+100 I hate the word "passion" with a passion. You don't need to have a passion, just try stuff and see what interests you and follow your interests. How many adults actually have a "passion"? I don't see much evidence of it among the people I know. But then they put that pressure on kids. Even kids who do really love one thing they might change their mind as they grow and experience new things but could feel pressure to not shift gears because "X is my 'passion' so I have to keep doing that."[/quote]

We put that pressure on adults too. When you are job-hunting, you're often told to go after jobs that you're interested in/passionate about, but I'm most interested in not having a job at all! What then??? [/quote]

Or what if you even have a passion, but it's not lucrative? What if it doesn't align with the goals you have for your family? You are passionate about painting... so what does that mean. Set up an Etsy shop? Hustle to make it as lucrative as possible? Go sell at street fairs? Convince businesses to let you paint murals? That kind of effort is not for everyone. So many factors aside from what makes your heart sing are so important when pursuing a job/career. Terrible messaging.[/quote]

Yes, well said.[/quote]

I don’t know that anyone was arguing about a passion being lucrative, certainly not the sports parents, since we know it’s a money pit.[/quote]

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