Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 14:06     Subject: What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
Has to be the costs of the sport plus the time spent in the rain and cold and giving up weekends. DCs are young adults now and I wouldn't do anything differently.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 14:04     Subject: Re:What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
Relocated my son’s elbow in the middle of a wrestling match and sent him back in to finish the match.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 13:36     Subject: Re:What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
Wake up early every weekend

Drive 2 hours after work to school, home, practice, home

Spend $ on travel sports

Sit in the pouring rain and snow and heat

Miss showers and birthdays and parties

Most vacations $ spent on traveling for sport.

Spend $40K for college so he can play the sport.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 13:34     Subject: Re:What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
I have a kid who is quite good at lacrosse. He also happens to have a summer birthday. The number of people who have suggested that I have him repeat a grade in middle school so he has an advantage amazes me.

To be clear, I redshirted his brother for solid reasons. I just don't see lacrosse as a reason to do it.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 13:34     Subject: Re:What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
Hosted a high school kid for a year from Head Coach home country. Major brownie points
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 13:32     Subject: What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
Wake up at 540 for travel games (well my dh, but still.)
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 13:17     Subject: What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
Definitely pay $1500 a month for a sport where DC has no chance of teaching anything close to an elite level.

But I wouldn’t change a thing.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 13:16     Subject: What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
Anonymous wrote:^That PP wins. I can't stand watching baseball and even one game would send me into tears of boredom


+1 baseball or softball. I wouldn’t let my kids play even at the rec level because I couldn’t subject myself to that.

For us, it’s probably just the sheer cost of a travel team.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 12:56     Subject: What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
^That PP wins. I can't stand watching baseball and even one game would send me into tears of boredom
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 08:09     Subject: Re:What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
Sit through travel baseball doubleheaders each Sunday 😬
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 08:00     Subject: What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?


Limiting all vacations and trips to August, because my kid doesn't want to miss.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 07:44     Subject: What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
Bought a horse.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 07:39     Subject: Re:What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
Changed schools for eldest child; for youngest we only go on vacation once a year in August bc they are in a year-round sport (both are at the kids’ request btw before the haters start!)
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 06:50     Subject: Re:What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
The amount of $ I pay for club team and training.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2021 03:24     Subject: What’s the most extreme thing you’ve done to support your kid in their sport?
I’ll go first. Changing schools.