Ask Amy: Youth sports commitments spark responses
However, there were a few occasions where we chose to bail on family get-togethers, funerals, and weddings because our children had sports “obligations.”
The fact that I can remember these missed events speaks volumes.
If it were the other way around, would I have remembered the “game we missed” because of a “life” obligation?
I doubt it.
I regret those choices.
– Regretful Mom
Dear Amy: I think it is sad and wrong that “J’s” mother, and so many other parents, try to put guilt on their grown children for these types of issues.
J is now grown and raising his family the way he and his wife see fit.
They are making the choices that they feel are in the best interest of their now immediate family. This is what his mother did when J was a child at home growing up. This is what parents do for their children and their families. His mother needs to cut the cord and allow her son the freedom without the guilt trips. This is how life works.
Kudos to J and his wife for doing what is in their best interest for their immediate family!
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