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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm reminded that a friend told me her kid complained constantly about tennis lessons until he got to high school and wanted to be on a varsity sport.  Only then was he grateful.[/quote]

That was me.  I grew up poor in China and dreamed about golf, tennis, music instruments but they were just dreams.  When I got to UNC Chapel Hill, I used my stipend money to purchase a used guitar and started learning the Beatles and Pink Floyd.  I caught the eye of a pretty white female student on campus, who is now my wife, got married and it allowed me to stay in the United States.  We have two boys and one girl and I made them take tennis, golf and music lessons (piano and guitar) at the age of five until they finished high school, no exception.  Both my sons and daughter fought with me like cat and dog until they entered high school.  Both boys were on the golf varsity team in the fall and varsity tennis in the spring while my daughter played on the girl varsity tennis team.  My boys won the tennis double 6A and team championship in their freshmen and junior year while my daughter won the state championship at her private school three years in a row.  They were very grateful that I did not let them quit golf, tennis and music.  Both boys graduated from UVA and daughter from UNC CH and they are doing extremely well financially.  The boys told me that they play golf with the company CEO and CFO at least once a month and that they get promoted quickly because of who they know.  To OP, do not give up on your kid(s), you have to force them to do it.  They might hate you now but when they enter high school,  they will be very grateful to you.  The ability to play music and being on the varsity team will get them girls.

Btw, if you have Asian friends, you will very likely see a piano, violin, viola, or Cello in their house.  That's just the way it is.
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