tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14469171.post112226294371813065..comments2023-04-19T09:34:38.324-07:00Comments on Seeds & Sensibility: Sports and KidsCindi Pete'http://www.blogger.com/profile/10659105948697131594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14469171.post-1128019792193626062005-09-29T11:49:00.000-07:002005-09-29T11:49:00.000-07:00Great observations. My wife and I grew up in spor...Great observations. My wife and I grew up in sports to different degrees. She was the child star until genetics stopped her in her tracks. A super star swimmer (400 plus medals) who stopped growing and became just a very good college swimmer. I started late, 10th grade, should have been a wrestler but worked hard for5 years and over came my body and became a very good college swimmer...<BR/><BR/>We now homeschool our kids and the two oldest swim for the local High school. They inherited Moms swimming abilities and both were rookies of the year in 8th grade, lettered in 9th grade and quit in 10th. We just swam for fun and when it wasn't fun anymore there was no reason to continue. It's interesting to see the other families react to them quitting. They think we let the team down, they don't understand why a couple winners would walk away.... We have never sent the kids to expensive swim camps or swim clubs and they don't understand why we don't want the best for our kids... Why we don't swim year round and travel all over the Midwest and compete... once it became this huge contest it became pointless and Mom remembers all too well the 400 plus races that she won when her friends were out playing with each other...<BR/><BR/>Say hello to Glen for me!Waskey / Stroud Family Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896006406742557777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14469171.post-1122488047825533682005-07-27T11:14:00.000-07:002005-07-27T11:14:00.000-07:00with all the weight I've lost, I think I could exc...with all the weight I've lost, I think I could excel in sports. Especially bicylce riding, if I knew how to ride one.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384978670928735450noreply@blogger.com