DS1 (14) is very unsporty - both in inclination and ability. He has applied to do the Duke of Edinburgh bronze award and has had to find a sport to do as one of the elements. We thought about it long and hard and eventually decided to give table tennis a try. We have friends who do this and he could join their club so would already know some of the people there - quite important as he is not very confident socially.
DS2 (12) is the complete opposite and already does a number of sports (rugby, karate, plus others at school). He has just cottoned on to the table tennis thing and has decided that he wants to learn too.
The problem is that, if DS2 does TT, he is bound to be better than DS1 (he just has natural coordination, etc.) and DS1 will become demoralised and will probably give up. This is not what we want. The TT will also be good for DS1's social needs, whereas DS2 is already very comfortable in social situations.
DS1 doesn't want DS2 to join the table tennis club and I'm inclined to go along with that for the reasons given above. However, part of me feels that DS2 should not be denied an opportunity offered to his brother simply because his brother doesn't want him there.
Any thoughts?
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Should one sibling be able to decide if another can join him in learning a sport?
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Freckle · 19/08/2008 13:56
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