Forced to Grow Up With the Stigma of Failure

Chris Dufresne’s commentary (“Adults Interfering With Kids’ Sports Can Have Deadly Effects”) was painful reading. It left me wondering how many kids have had to grow up with the stigma of failure because they didn’t live up to their parents’ unreasonable expectations of athletic excellence. I see Harold’s story as part of a larger tragedy: So many parents force their dreams on their children, instead of helping their children pursue dreams of their own.

DAVE GNERRE

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