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Try and win 11 summer. Welcome to the program. Hey there, Dr. Laura. It's a pleasure speaking with you.

Thank you for taking my phone call. I have a 15 year old son and he is a sophomore in high school and he has always played competitive baseball and everything.

I can't really say. You say always how many years since he was eight eight nine 10 11 12 32 about eight years now. Okay, okay.

He played on competitive baseball. It's my younger son plays as well. It's a big part of our.

Our family culture our family values. It's a time our family spends together all the things.

My older son, he sorry I'm getting emotional. He wants to not try out the spring for the high school team.

He's told me a couple of reasons why not as much fun as we can we back can we back up a little bit. You just said my oldest son are we talking about it different kid.

I'm sorry I'm sorry the same child. I'm sorry. Okay, he doesn't want to do this anymore after eight years. Yeah, by the way, are you doing anything you started at eight years of age.

Are you still doing anything anything that you started then. Sure working out.

So you were eight years old when you started pumping iron. Oh, oh, oh, excuse me. I thought you went to last eight years. No, no, no, no.

No, since you were eight years old. Okay, no, no, no.

I wondered if you had an expectation that anything a kid starts young he has to do till he's dead. Okay, just checking. Go ahead.

So we told you we had three reasons, which are what it's not fun anymore. What a not fun.

The coaching isn't that wonderful. Maybe the relationships that are tarnished.

And he wants to get a job instead.

These are very good reasons. Okay, and you have to think of this outside of the fact that he provided the family activity.

Okay, it wasn't his job. No, it's nice that you all made it a family activity. I personally think that's wonderful.

But that's not a burden of obligation. He should have to carry.

Now, what could he possibly get a job at?

He's very talented. I know, but he's a minor. So what job could he get?

He could get an entry level position in construction agriculture.

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