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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are young adults now. Looking back, we spent large sums of money on music and sports lessons, equipment, travel, camps, etc. And the time and gas involved. We let them pursue whatever interest they had and did not push them into anything in particular. However, we did have to remind them to practice because we weren’t going to pay for them to half ass something. They chose to continue in whatever activities knowing that they had to at least try their best. They were pretty good at whatever they did, but not the best. After they went to college, they quit their instruments and sports and other clubs altogether. I think they just didn’t have the time anymore. They are doing well so that is not the concern. Rather I wonder if we could have saved money or bought things for myself rather than spend large sums on things that ultimately don’t show ROI on the face of it. I wonder if I was a sucker to the competitive child-rearing atmosphere in DC. [/quote]

You had the luxury of providing that stuff to your kids and they benefitted from it.  Be grateful.   Every different type of activity people engage in is an opportunity for growth --  intellectual, physical, emotional.  They learn different types of coping skills.  They learn to work as a team.  They learn to persevere and how to actually get better at something.  They learn to both succeed and fail with grace.  They learn to push their own limits.  They learn the importance of committing to something.   These are all skills we need forever.   In all aspects of life.

This is all good.   [/quote]

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