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Billy_Poncho
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they came to you saying they seriously wanted to be a professional athlete or entertainer? Would you send your child to the best acting schools and sports camps to help his/her dream? Considering the enourmously steep odds of becoming an athlete or entertainer, would you steer your child in another, more traditional direction?
Would you support your child if... 46 votes
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isId be joe jackson
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isI'd support my child with whatever dream they have, but I'd also be very realistic with them.
I'd explain to my child while their chances of becoming a pro athlete, actor, or entertainer are possible they are highly unlikely given the statistics.
I'd explain to them I will support them in their dream, but we will have a back up plan.
They would need to go to college and double major in something else in addition to their dream or they could learn a technical skill that could possibly support them if their dream doesn't materialize or happen as quick as they would have thought. -
Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isif i dont believe in them, who will?
my lil brother is in acting schools and going to auditions and ? year round....? costs time and money....sometimes i dont get it but then i change my mind when i see his drive....the kid dont stop....he's a sophmore in high school and has a full portfolio of plays and screenings he's done....? gets outta school and goes straight to rehearsal....comes home at like 11pm some nights and still does his homework....i cant hate that at all....its gonna pay off one day -
He/she wont need a sports camp if they have the potential to become a professional athlete.
AAU and a decent coach is all they need.
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nope. the folks that make it always have stories of "doubters" (or haters as you all may call them)
? around and mold your child into be a professional athlete and they gonna end up with an entitlement attitude and be like jimmy clausen or makulleigh Culkin -
He/she wont need a sports camp if they have the potential to become a professional athlete.
AAU and a decent coach is all they need.
(unless it's some niche sport)
These top level camps sometimes aren't so much about improvement as they are about exposure to recruiters/scouts. -
Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it is
Cosign, unless you are a star player or a very skilled player who hadn't been noticed yet AAU is a waste of time.
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i'd actually support my child if they wanted to become a kicker. them dudes rarely get hurt and can play into their 40's sometimes. If he could nail 50 yarders or coffin corner a few punts, then i'd probably take him out of school to work at that full time.
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Might be the case for football, but I know plenty of people who got recruited based off ? they did in AAU and HS. If you perform, they will come.
Once they get recruited to college, they just gotta perform.
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isI believe that children are the future so really all you can do is just teach them well and let them lead the way.
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it is*voted yes just based on the thread title*
After actually reading the thread...hell yes. Why wouldn't you? -
Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isall i wanna do is parent greatness, so whatever he wanna do, as long as he's great i'm happy
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isThis is a "keep it real" subject and alot I mean alot of parents need to take a stance
If I know my son or daughter is trying to be and get to the next level in whatever profession...take basketball..and I've been to several games..from ? wee..middle school..high school..and I'm sitting in the stands and watching him and I know..truly I know dude or girl sucks..well I shouldn't say suck..but he or she is the 9th player coming off the bench....no..that dream is not happening...no we having a sit down...Son/daughter..you're not that good and I think you need to put your energy into something more realistic that you can be good at...sounds mean but it has to come a time when we as 'parents' should know "hey son..put that ball down and pick up that application" -
Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it is@Knock_Twice that's some real ? .
Parents need to let them know when its actually a realistic chance as opposed to chasing wet dreams. -
Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isI understand wanting the best for you child..but man come on...some wont make it...and you know at an early stage if she or he isn't good enough....That's how our community is setup..we think everybody is good...white folks look at things different..if they know they aint good...the kid and the parents both have that understanding that "these grades are what's going to get me this job at this company being VP of marketing" not black folks..we'll ride this 'making it to the pro lane the ? out' some ? you just have to let go and understand you wont get to that level..and we blacks don't grasp that concept very well..
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isI'll support them if they have the actual talent and drive to accomplish this goal of theirs, but if they don't I'll have to see what talents they are better suited in. But in being a job or career in a place you have no talent or drive is the worst. It literally breaks you.
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isLouisiana Crude wrote: »@Knock_Twice that's some real ? .
Parents need to let them know when its actually a realistic chance as opposed to chasing wet dreams.
Man..I be trying to tell these lil youngstas around my way..and I go to these games cuz I ref..and I see whose good and whose ? and it's like I can tell by looking at the parent..."oh she really think this lil nga or girl will make it"
I do white schools too and I look in the stands and the ? players and the good ones and it's like "they know this is just a 'sport' to them..they aint trying to make this outta no career..they have goals set to become something else...and it's just not there in our community..we put too much into sports/rapping and ? ...it's crazy man.. -
Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isI'd have to be sure they really want it though. No way they're going to get me to invest all of that and then turn around and say they want to study liberal arts or some ? .
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isi would support them if i either saw great potential in them or they were 100% motivated and put 100% into it. after watching my little brother play then quit football, basketball, baseball and soccer all before completing a single season, i'll be a little bit more wary of shelling out the cash.
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isKnock_Twice wrote: »Louisiana Crude wrote: »@Knock_Twice that's some real ? .
Parents need to let them know when its actually a realistic chance as opposed to chasing wet dreams.
Man..I be trying to tell these lil youngstas around my way..and I go to these games cuz I ref..and I see whose good and whose ? and it's like I can tell by looking at the parent..."oh she really think this lil nga or girl will make it"
I do white schools too and I look in the stands and the ? players and the good ones and it's like "they know this is just a 'sport' to them..they aint trying to make this outta no career..they have goals set to become something else...and it's just not there in our community..we put too much into sports/rapping and ? ...it's crazy man..
This ? is damn near sig worthy especially the bolded.
You ? in here with kids should take note.
Groom those kids up to run a business, be an attorney, teach, get in the medical field, etc.
That pro athlete and entertainment ? rarely pans out. -
Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isI'm already raising a future Heisman winner .....
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isLONG AS I CAN AFFORD IT.. WHY NO???
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isMsSouthern wrote: »I'm already raising a future Heisman winner .....
Just make sure he has a back up plan for when his playing days are over whether he's pro material or not. -
Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isLouisiana Crude wrote: »MsSouthern wrote: »I'm already raising a future Heisman winner .....
Just make sure he has a back up plan for when his playing days are over whether he's pro material or not.
Already
He wants to be a EMT/fireman and design his own t-shirt line
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Yes, I'd fully support their dream, whatever it isLouisiana Crude wrote: »Knock_Twice wrote: »Louisiana Crude wrote: »@Knock_Twice that's some real ? .
Parents need to let them know when its actually a realistic chance as opposed to chasing wet dreams.
Man..I be trying to tell these lil youngstas around my way..and I go to these games cuz I ref..and I see whose good and whose ? and it's like I can tell by looking at the parent..."oh she really think this lil nga or girl will make it"
I do white schools too and I look in the stands and the ? players and the good ones and it's like "they know this is just a 'sport' to them..they aint trying to make this outta no career..they have goals set to become something else...and it's just not there in our community..we put too much into sports/rapping and ? ...it's crazy man..
This ? is damn near sig worthy especially the bolded.
You ? in here with kids should take note.
Groom those kids up to run a business, be an attorney, teach, get in the medical field, etc.
That pro athlete and entertainment ? rarely pans out.
And what they don't tell you is..it's only a few that actually makin serious money in those arenas..lol...the 12th man is sitting at 250,000 I think that's league min...but ? you aint promised a 12th spot the next season neither lol..bruh or the 53rd man on that roster is making the NFL min...and again..you could be quickly be sent down to the practice squad and then cut..now you back at home..local hometown hero with nothing but a year in the pros to talk about out there playin flag football wit my sad ass lol...it's a ton of ngas here like that...smh.. lol