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Do you really though? Left to their own devices, they’ll find interests of their own. But it may not be interests you value or on your preferred timeline. Therein lies the issue. You’re still seeing their lives and choices as a reflection of you.

I have a kid who has a little neighborhood side hustle with a friend. They mow lawns, rake, weed, trim hedges, etc. They make a couple hundred a week but he doesn’t even spend the money on anything as we buy his clothes, pay for his tennis lessons, lift tickets, gadgets, etc. He just wants to see the money adding up in his bank account.

Anyway, he’d rather do this than join any of the ~ 60 or so school clubs at his high school. Like newspaper or debate team or something that might look “good” on a college application. Right now he only does tennis in the spring and water polo in the winter. But no academic clubs because he wants to focus on his “business” lol. Are we supposed to say no? At least he’s doing something. It is what it is.[/quote]

It seems a shame that he’s not exploring other interests because he’s already yoked to a job…he has his whole life to live like that.[/quote]

I knew a kid like this. He worked at a pizza restaurant from middle school and saved all his money. He saved a considerable amount, but all his free time he was working.  He dropped out the first year of college because he didn't have strong study habits working at pizza restaurant, instead of studying.  He may become an entrepreneur, it's possible, but it will be a tough path without a college degree.[/quote]

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