Not just from my own parents, but also from peers, coaches, other parents.
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Parents sometimes live vicariously through their children for whatever reason. Maybe they weren't allowed to participate as children, were not athletic but wished to be or they didn't do well when participating. Sometimes parents just want their children to do well at everything and because you are in sports, want you to succeed. It's sad really because sports are suppose to be fun and teach more about being a team player and sharing rewards, more than just success of competition. You can lose and still have a blast playing the game.\n\nAs for peers and coaches. Peers probably just want you to do well because they are your friends or count on you and the team to make their school look good.\n\nCoaches, sometimes just want to look good and will go to any length to look that way. Sometimes continuing their position as a coach relies on the success of the team. That is the school system's fault.\n\nWhatever you are going through, I suppose you need to really have a nice talk with your parents, explain to them that the pressure has been too much from not only them, but from the other people in your life. They are the most important. Peers and coaches will just have to get over it. I wish you well.
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It's quite true that there are just some things that we have to learn for ourselves. \n\nIt's also true that other people have different perspectives, goals and desires than we do.  Sometimes it's a matter that we are missing something that they see.\n\nIt can be frustrating when you see your own child make a mistake, but you can't protect them, and it is VERY tricky to convey to them what you have learned or what you see that you think they don't see.\n\nSo here is my advice: (!)\n1.  Give up your need to have them follow your advice.  They have to be able to do differently than what you advise, or you are just trying to control them, not help them.  And like I said above, what you want may not be what they want.  And they aren't there to do right everything you did wrong.\n\n2. Learn active listening - see link below.
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Take help of Parents like a good Kid...
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I am black and grew up with a lot of white friends, and let's just say that the parenting techniques are different. I grew up with "that look" (lol!), and I did indeed see my white friends walk all over their parents. It was as if their parents were afraid that the kids would hate them if they were disciplined.
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my parents are a lil older than other parents, REALLY over protective, REALLy werid, REALLY funny yet REALLy mean at times, but they love me a lot and i love them a lot lolz. i just tried to explain in a short setence like you asked so it's hard to explain bout them like that
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I completely agree.\n\nFirst of all, do parents sit down and actually talk with their children?  When their child has a different opinion from their own, do they discuss it?  \n\nWhen I was kid and had an issue with someone (or something) my parents would ask me why I felt the way I did, what were the motivating factors behind my feelings?  They then would challenge me to put myself in the other persons shoes, to come up with possible reasons why the other person would act the way they do.  I learned very young that it takes all kinds of opinions, and that every one of those opinions is absolutely, 100% correct, at least for that person.\n\nPeople just don't listen anymore.  They aren't willing to take a step back and entertain the idea that they may actually be wrong...or at the very least, that there are other ways to view things.\n\nI, for one, am a talker....I talk to my kids.  They know they are free to feel the way they do but they must learn to give others that same courtesy, respectfully.
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No, no, a thousand times no.\n\nLeave parents in their little dream land about this.
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A few mothers of the team I guess LoL
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Why not just be an adult and ask the other set of parents?  Let's try to stop putting children in the middle of our quarrels.  It sounds like there is a bit of a feud going on here, so keep it off of school property.
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let yer parents do wut they want and be greatful for their caring attitude because some of us dont have parents who care and u will miss it when u go off on your own some day.
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A learned behavior from their mothers.
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It is not something passed on from parents. I learned how at summer camp. I met this Puerto Rican who couldn't roll her R's and her mother (Both parents are Puerto Rican) taught her by having her repeat the word butter over and over again. So, I did that for a week and I am now able to roll my R's.
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To each his own my boy, to each his own.
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It's called political socialization. They usually pick up their political views from their parents and other influential adults in their lives.
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My best friends mom is just as much my mom (and her dad) so I share with her and her parents... or we celebrate our own "Mothers Day" or "Fathers Day" with each other and celebrate ourselves as I am a mother of two, and she a mother of 3!  More enjoyable day when you have a moment for yourself as a parent on YOUR day!@  : )
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I believe tat some children are geared by their parents to just be acheavers and that's there reality. I believe its the attitude of you have to be the best. Therefore, you must do all you can to be. Even if that means not getting envolved in stuff that would supposely hinder there progress\nand success.
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not anyone whose parents aren't siblings.