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[quote=Anonymous]I think there is a pretty big divide in our relative demographic between parents who think, for example, sports should be completely "fair", no cut, everyone gets a trophy, mentality and others (I will admit my bias) who think it's ok to learn that not everyone is a star, everyone has different talents, and there are winners and losers in a game.  I had a parent tell me the other day that it's important to [b]equally[/b] cheer for the opposing team.   I honestly could not believe what I was hearing.  I am the first to note a great play by an opposing team, or such, but cheer EQUALLY?   That's really outside of my understanding.    I say this as a parent of a middling, could be good athlete.   He is going to learn the hard way that if you are not disciplined and have a great attitude, innate talent will only take you so far.   While I am sad for him that this will be a hard lesson to learn, I also recognize it is part of why I encouraged sports in the first place.   I do want him to learn this lesson, and unfortunately for him, it looks like he is going to learn it the hard way.   [/quote]

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