Parents: Have you caught yourself encouraging your child to participate in something you wouldn't have been caught dead doing at their age?

Parents: Have you caught yourself encouraging your child to participate in something you wouldn't have been caught dead doing at their age?
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answer:Nope! I only encouraged my children to participate in (a) things I thought they would enjoy, or (b) things I really enjoyed that I thought they would enjoy. I would never encourage them to do something I didn’t like unless they were interested.
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