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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are an average adult who went to an average college, have an average job and your kids attend an average school, your kid is probably doing fine and will continue your average lives. They can also go to an average college, get an average job, marry a fellow average spouse and repeat. This is probably what happens to most people. [/quote]

This, pretty much. I also find it odd that we as a society drive kids to do, do, do, all this stuff. But we don't do it as adults. Even before becoming consumed with taking our kids to all this stuff, your typical adult goes to work, hangs out with friends, maybe fits in time to go to the gym and keep up a hobby. So by looking at the adults, our kids learn that doing all this stuff is just about the college resume but is to be dropped as soon as possible. Instead, better to do less, encourage exploration, and finding real interests that you can pursue for the rest of your life.[/quote]

Sorry but adult gymnastics is just a bad idea so I don’t do that anymore. Adults can’t do all the things young children can do, but they can do other things. I run, hike, and go to the gym regularly while dragging my kids on these outings sometimes, to their dismay. They will act like a 2 mile hike is torture. But, they will know that going to the gym and being active is normal for adults. They also see their parents busy with work, taking care of them, keeping up relationships with relatives, running the household, helping with homework, etc. Kids have much more free time to pursue hobbies but the adults aren’t lazy do-nothings.[/quote]

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