All feelings aside, we as parents are ALL trying to do the best we can to parent and raise decent human beings. Some kids are competitive, some kids are not. Some kids are just naturally more talented and have more drive. We all have a different opinion on what parents should be like and what kids should be like, but ultimately, ALL of these kids deserve adults in their lives that have some sense and learn let things go. I played youth sports when they were based on the elementary school you attended. Some years we got beat terribly, some years we didn’t. Did this scar me for life? No. I don’t even remember a single score of a youth league game. What I do remember is being on the court with my friends and that I had parents that loved me and cared enough to take me to practice and games. I think we are missing the big picture here. We are all doing our best to give our kids opportunities in life. “Sometimes you win, and sometimes you learn” is my go-to quote for my kids when they lose a game. A 7 year old youth league basketball game score is not what makes or breaks our kids, it’s how we choose to raise and parent them every single day. If your kid wants to practice for 2 hours and is having fun, do it. If your kid just wants to run up and down the court with his buddies, do it.
Good luck out there, Moms and Dads. It’s hard enough to raise kids in this world without everyone’s opinion on how you should do it.
Play the sports. Attend the classes. Encourage your kids and give them opportunity if they want it. Put your time and effort into raising good humans- whether they want to be an all-star ball player or the valedictorian of their class. Find what is important to your kid and support them.
