Trophy Kids A documentary on Netflix for anyone who wants to see how far people are willing to push their kids in…

They're living their unfulfilled dreams through their kids. It's sad.

I can already feel the frustration that I'm going to experience when I watch this

I was just going to post about this! I couldn't even finish the documentary! When the dad of the kid in football was ripping him up in the car with his mom I had to shut it off.

I know what it's like to be that kid. It's not good.

@CW you find out after that that they have another child together that looks about 18mo that he plans to get too to raise when he's older

Oh that's really sad:( His poor son looks so depressed all the time. I couldn't understand how the mom could just sit there and let him rip that kid apart. I feel for that young man and his sibling.

Also the dad of the golfer that was calling her stupid and a b**** ...not so quietly under his breath.

The whole documentary made me feel extremely angry towards those "parents."

We went and watched my nephew play hockey and there was a huge sign on the arena doors saying that how good of a parent you are is not determined by your child's sport ability, we are all here to have fun.

I was in shock that they actually had to post that.

Then again, it was mandatory that all parents took a 2 hours coarse regarding parent conduct, rules and regulations.

Like come on were adults, bullying the coaches and or CHILDREN is not acceptable. We should need to be told this.

I think it's natural for a parent to want their kids to have the same interests as them. I k ow I would love it if my dd wanted to swim competitively and my Dh would be excited if they were into motorcycles and someday football/baseball. He's already bought a dirt bike and looking for another for our 3 year old so that he can start "training" her lol

My dh coached my ds's t-ball team last year (and will again this year). They do it just to have fun. They're 4-6 year olds. But there was one mom and dad whose kid was pretty good and they pushed this poor kid so much (and b****ed because dh just let the kids have fun and didn't "push" them ?). There was also a team that they played against that dh called the "mini Yankees". They were really good but their coach was like a drill sargeant. ?

I think that there is a pretty big difference between parents and coaches though. Just saying.

I had coaches that were brutal. And I mean that. Physically, verbally, and emotionally. They 100% pulled the best out of me when I was competing. I also had coaches that were more gentle and giving. I never performed my best for them, but I learned more. I had immense respect for both. And it was not nearly as devastating to me to have a coach mouth off at me as it was for my mom to.

When a parent demands from a child the way a coach does it comes from a different place and has a different affect. I can tell you that for every harsh thing my coach said to me, it hurt 10 times worse when my mom did it.

Parents should guide and nurture. Coaches should push and develope.

ETA: in the case of TBall and such, there is no place for parents and coaches to be that tough. It's just a child's game.

My brother was a "trophy kid". Wrestling since the age of 7. Travelling every weekend. He ended up being nationally ranked and a 3 time state champ. What else? And incredibly broken human that didnt know his identity. A rebellious son who wanted to experience life and eat without being watched and judged by my parents. He acted out and ended up getting arrested senior year. Parents got him iut of trouble if he still wrestled. Got to college and failed a drug test on purpose. All of their "hardwork" out the window. Iam proud he is living for him, I just wish it was all positive living. My parents have accepted they were too hard and are pushing him to do well in school and focus on a career path instead of a sports path.