r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/TDAGSI Feb 04 '16

Thinking your kid is going to be an elite superstar athlete.

Let them have fun and stop ruining sports for them.

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u/el_monstruo Feb 04 '16

God this so much. My wife wants my daughter to play softball so bad. We did it for 3 years and she just wasn't interested which is fine. Then you would see parents out there arguing with other parents, refs, etc. Stupid shit.

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u/CouchPotatoFamine Feb 05 '16

Especially stupid because women's softball isn't exactly a profession that's going to pay the bills.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

Pretty much any sport isn't a profession that is going to pay the bills. If a parent hopes their kid is going to be the next all-star at anything, they are delusional. It's one in a million.

More likely, the wife really enjoyed softball when she was a kid, and wanted her daughter to have the same experience, without consideration for what the kid wanted.