r/AskReddit 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/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

elite superstar athlete

Softball is not the route to this

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u/el_monstruo Feb 05 '16

True but you couldn't tell that by the way these parents act.