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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is 10 and we talk to him matter-of-factly about what it will take to be considered for a top college. We have also begun to take steps to position him on that track.

I'm not sure that being candid about this to him and engaging him in the discussion is tantamount to active "pressure."  Maybe passive.  I'm cool with that.  He has big professional dreams of his own -- which he can discuss intelligently and without prompting -- and as an adult with more life experience I know damn well that he can't just show up the fall of junior year and announce ok! Ready to work and get going on that college package.  Well, he could, but certain doors will be closed to him. [/quote]

You sound crazy.  Poor child...[/quote]

He's really happy and visibly well adjusted actually, but thanks for your internet concern.

You know how most boys,during a certain period of their lives, imagine that "someday, I'll play NCAA/pro  football basketball soccer baseball, by golly!!!!!"  They do -- just admit it.  Typically between ages 6-11 for the doomed pro team dreams, and up to age 18 of course for certain Division I, II, dreams.

And their parents, while not explicitly  legitimizing their dreams to play running back for the Dallas Cowboys (or in other zip codes, play for the Olympic soccer team) absolutely take all kinds of actions to nurture these pipe dreams. Travel teams, development camps, tournaments where scouts will be oresent, skills camps with semi private coaches just ahead of spring tryouts for travel team XYZ.  Home Run Baseball camp, MDX lacrosse,

Somehow, all of above is seen as healthy and appropriate and it's ubiquitous.

Why is it "sick" and "sad" when instead of putting a football in your 10 year old's hand and sending him off to development camp for a week you instead put a microscope in his hand and send him off to Budding Biologists sleepaway camp instead?   Explain.   No really, try it.

Because that's all we are doing with DS.  And his dreams involve marine science instead of the NFL.  [/quote]

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