Setting Intentions
March 2023 Slice of Life challenge
It was a small win for me last week when my daughter decided to quit softball. I wrote a post about how my husband and I encouraged her to do this, but she was reluctant to be a “quitter.” Luckily, the coach was supportive and understanding. My daughter made it through 2 weeks of practice, games hadn’t even started, and she realized that she was not going to be able to swing it all. She has so many other things going on (academics, harp lessons, harp ensemble etc.) that she didn’t need to be doing something that did not add enjoyment to her life. I want to teach my daughters as early on in life as possible that there are times when saying no is what is best.
I am thrilled that I won’t have to drive to/from practices, drive to/from games, clean uniform/cleats or sit in the cold for hours. There was no one else on the team we could have carpooled with and my husband works nights so it would have been all on me. I did not mind doing all the above things during volleyball season because she truly enjoyed it and it added lots of positivity to her life. So it’s all perspective. I wasn’t too keen on pretending that softball was any kind of blessing to us. Whew, I feel like we dodged a bullet.
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I love that you encouraged and supported your daughter in this!! I've got friends who don't their kids quit anything, and it drives me nuts. If something isn't serving our kid/us/our life -- ya gotta bail! I'm glad my parents passed this onto me and I'm passing it onto my kids too :)
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