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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We know a husband and wife whose youngest is off to college this fall. He will not play college sports. This couple's entire and I mean entire identity for the past like fifteen years has been carting their kids to practices, training, camps, and out of town tournaments. Every waking moment it seems. They're only in their late 40s. Do travel sports couples like this struggle with their departure from that sporty orbit and all of their newfound free time?[/quote]

If they aren't playing in college or going pro what was the point?[/quote]

If you want your average good not great sporty kid to play in college you have to cough up D2 or D3 private college tuition (which many parents don't have or the kid wants to go to a college more of their friends are headed) and/or many kids are just over it and don't have interest in playing anymore.[/quote]
Or they can just play Intramural sports and get to know more friends and have fun.
But really I don't know why they'd keep fit if they're not planning to be supermodels or why they'd make friends if they don't plan to run for office. I guess the parents just waste away and end up getting eaten by their cats. It happens all the time, so tragic it feels like you hear about it every week.[/quote]

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