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[quote=Anonymous][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]
This is a weird take. The kids I know who are pros now parlayed their athletic talent into admission at top colleges.  After a few fun playing years, they will move on to something else.  The former pro players I know have all landed great jobs after grad school.  Many employers are very impressed with the professional athlete credential.  None of the parents of these kids are deluded or terrible. They were happy to support their kids’ goals and are happy their kids were able to achieve their dream.

The kids who have the dream but don’t make it to the pro level—most of them—they still likely enjoyed all the games and friendships along the way. [/quote]

Let the kids have the dream -- it's not for parents to have. Parents should be practical and encourage kids to hedge against failure. That doesn't mean squash their dreams, but insist on practicalities so they don't ONLY have their dreams.

A kid who gets a scholarship to a good school via athletics will get an education even if their pro plans don't pan out. I guarantee you those parents encouraged those kids to finish college before playing professionally even though some of them might have wanted to go sooner. THAT is the job of parents.

Let your kids dream. But keep them tethered to reality.[/quote]

This post is entirely too reasonable for DCUM. Reported. [/quote]

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