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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous]
Anybody remember the anti-drug PSAs from the 80s? “This is a journalist’s brain (an egg). This is a journalist’s brain that spends too much time on social media (egg cracks and begins frying).”[/quote]

Social media can be a sinkhole, and I spend a lot less time on it than I used to (at least, with random people - I still keep up with friends elsewhere). But the conversations can be interesting at times. This one is kind of interesting. On one hand, it's yet another aspect of the discussion over costs being a barrier for too many people in soccer -- a massive topic over the past decade at least. On another hand, it's a question of priorities and what people really want out of sports. On the yet another hand, it shows how far people will go to justify their outlays of time and money.[/quote]

You didn’t contribute to the conversation, instead you made a quick judgement and you were particularly condescending.

Parents do struggle finding ways to get their kids off the couch and device. It is a unique obstacle, but it doesn’t mean that the kid doesn’t enjoy playing soccer. The kid has also demonstrated an interest in some personal training, training perhaps in a sport, that for many parents is a sport they did not grow up playing. Many parents simply pay for the extra training that they themselves cannot competently provide themselves the way they may have with other sports.

Who knows what this parent’s driving motive is but there are many, many possibilities other than a very patronizing “you just want a babysitter”.

Step off your high horse. If you have something useful to add then do so. I just get so sick of all these “stop living through your kids” type replies when someone is asking for actionable advice. 
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