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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with you OP. Those types of parents drive me crazy when they can't give up their own free time for their kids. I work a ton, and it's not really my idea of a good time to sit in a waiting room, my car or a ball field most weeknights and weekends, but I will definitely do it for my DD.

I have two neighbor mom friends who side eye us hard about how busy our DD is. They make some pretty passive aggressive comments about it. But she asks to do more. She does about 6 hours a week on one activity, just asked to add another 2 hours, plus she will add a weekend sport in the spring. I constantly check in to make sure it's not too much and she says it's not. Plus, that activity is her social circle now, so it's also time with friends.

I personally look at it like she's learning life skills (time management, commitment, etc) and better than sitting in front of a TV or a device.

I just can't stand the superiority of those that intentionally won't let their kids do activities when they have the time and money. They are doing their kids a disservice because once they make it to middle school and decide "hey I want to go out for X sport" it's probably too late because most of those kids have been doing that sport for years already. It's just not like how it was when we were growing up. And you can fight it all you want (I wish it was a little more chill as well!!) but that's not going to change anything.[/quote]

Just because parents may have the time/money to let their kids do certain activities doesn't mean it's a good idea. I personally wouldn't tell my own kids that they aren't allowed activities at all, but they won't be able to do just anything and that's ok. [/quote]

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