<p>If a kid really does not enjoy an activity, like a sport, but feels pressured to participate because 1. his older sibling was a star and 2. he feels his parents expect it, do you think he should stick with it? I am a mom whose second son is starting his freshman year, and doing an activity his brother excelled at, and he is miserable.</p>
<p>Whenever someone is doing something solely for someone else that takes a lot of time up in his youth there is certainly a problem. In my opinion you should let your son quit if he so chooses.</p>
<p>I think you should ask him. Do you really expect him to do it even though he is “miserable” ? You surely wouldn’t be able to take pressure #1 off but with #2, you can tell him about what you’re expectations are. Have you also considered the possibility that he may be good at something else?</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d support your son in his decision to quit [if he decides to at some point]. First of all, it’d obviously be better for him to find his own passion that he could excel at without having to compete with his brother in it. Plus, who wants to spend all their time doing something they hate?</p>
<p>do you think he should stick with it?</p>
<p>No. He should do whatever makes him happy, instead of following what other people expect of him or want him to do. Life’s short. He should live a life of his own, not one proposed by others for him.</p>