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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, this is a stupid goal for your children. If someone told me this was their hope for their kid, I would assume they were a deluded, terrible parent, and there is a 99.999% chance I'd be right.

If they happened to be in the .001% that proved me wrong, more power to them.

But they wouldn't be! Your kids will not be pro soccer players, and even if they were, they would probably be middling and make terrible money while risking some kind of injury and squandering opportunities to do literally anything else with their lives.[/quote]
So kids shouldn’t do anything when the odds of a big outcome are low? What a boring life you must have.

Don’t bother singing because you’ll never make it as a pop star? Don’t bother studying because you’ll never make it to Harvard? The things you learn working hard at something you love are applicable to so much you’ll do the rest of your life. Life is the journey. [/quote]

OP asked if people wanted/hoped their kid would become a pro player. The answer is no because the odds of becoming a pro player are incredibly slim and I have no interest in crafting our life around that goal. I also would not craft our life around my kid becoming a pop star (lol) or going to Harvard specifically. It is stupid to make this kind of specific and highly unlikely goal your hope for your child. That doesn't mean don't pursue soccer, don't pursue singing, don't study. But don't do them with the goal of becoming a pro soccer player, Taylor Swift, or a Harvard grad. Do them because they are worthwhile things to do, and also do other things. Don't foreclose other options in pursuit of a single, highly unlikely goal. Live a full life. Do thinks for their own sake. Be open minded about where life might take you. Yes, life is a journey. Don't make a hard turn toward a singular destination that may not even exist.

If my kid became a pro, it would be because their combination of skill, talent, and hard work took them there. Not because *I* decided it was a worthwhile goal. It is stupid to want something like this on behalf of your child.[/quote]

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