You really nailed it, Jenners97.
I was a fearful child who hated change (still do) and needed to be pushed into trying things. My dad though would tell me "just try it for a while and if you hate it, you can quit". Ultimately, I would wind up loving what I tried. The best example of this was when I was forced to try out for summer rec league softball the year after fourth grade. Dad had played baseball in his youth (though not on a school team) and loved it, and we often played catch in the backyard, so he wanted me to experience the game as he did. I resisted, he told me to at least give it a couple games and then I could quit if I was miserable...I played that entire summer and three more, only quitting a few practices into the summer after eighth grade when I wound up on the same team I'd been on the year before, with the same coach, who took the game WAY too seriously and literally threw (small) things at players who disappointed him.
Anyways, I can understand the mindset of a young person who tries things and quits. And I can even understand the frustration of a parent who recognizes the pattern and wants the child to stick with something. What I cannot wrap my head around is a dad telling his kid, and I quote, "So if he quits this sport, then I wash my hands of him. If he turns out to be a loser who never accomplishes anything, that will be on you. I am not involved." That is some grade F parenting right there. What an arse.
