I have a 16-year-old son. I’m in my early 30s (had him very young) and a professional footballer. My son also dreams of becoming a successful footballer (he’s been playing since he was 6), but he’s just… not great. He’s good, but not great - and in this extremely competitive industry you need to be at least great in order to even stand a chance. So I told him, as someone who’s been doing this for a very, very long time & is active in this sphere, that he should find another, more attainable dream. He took it as me not believing in him, but I’m just objective and realistic.

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    11 days ago

    You have make the call about your opinion of his talent. We can’t know.

    If you are looking to ascribe a pejorative term to your behavior the consider this.

    If you are wrong you may a dumbass, but since you are doing your best to help the kid, you are certainly not a jerk.