Your Extracurricular Activity as a Child
By Amber
@AmbiePam (85992)
United States
January 24, 2024 12:42pm CST
Did you play sports as a child, take lessons on musical instruments, or take karate lessons (Amyra did, lol) as a child? I think most parents want their children to be involved in some activity that enriches their mental and social development. My parents made me take piano lessons from ages five to thirteen. In addition, because I was 5’11, I was made the center on the basketball team from fourth grade to the age of sixteen when I graduated. I didn’t like playing basketball either. Meanwhile, my sister loved taking piano lessons, and decided to learn the flute as well (I really loved hearing her play the flute).
What did you guys do for those extracurricular activities? Did/do your children ask to be involved in those things?
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@wolfgirl569 (96472)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Jan
I was in the band and for a few years girl scouts. Also was in 4-H
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@wolfgirl569 (96472)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Jan
@TheHorse I knew the fate of the calves I raised. I still made them into pets
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@1creekgirl (40646)
• United States
25 Jan
I took piano lessons, but my mother let me quit. I wish she had said I had to stick it out for at least a year. I guess the thing I loved was chorus in school...I wasn't athletic at all.
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@snowy22315 (171239)
• United States
24 Jan
girl scouts, debate and softball..other than that just played games and read. My mother wanted me to be a candy striper once..I hated that..because they made you start out working in the hospital coffeeshop and that was just like slave labor.
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@snowy22315 (171239)
• United States
24 Jan
@AmbiePam It wasn't fun. I wasn't very keen on the whole candy striper deal anyway. I didn't want to be a nurse. I was in a bowling league at one point too..
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@Tampa_girl7 (49282)
• United States
24 Jan
I took tap, ballet and jazz and I briefly took guitar lessons.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (82326)
• Rupert, Idaho
24 Jan
I was in choir from 7th grade and on....but that's about it. I wanted to do dance but there were reasons that didn't happen. Sorry you didn't like playing basketball! I wanted to but I was always too short.
I would like my son to do some things, get his mind off being on technology so much! He can even pick which sport or activity
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@MommyOfEli2013 (82326)
• Rupert, Idaho
24 Jan
@AmbiePam My son would probably complain if asked to do a sport though haha
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@kaylachan (58951)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Jan
My school offered a few things. I played the flute for a while. I also played the recorder. I think I tried piano, but wasn't as good as I would've liked to have been.
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@LeaPea2417 (36588)
• Toccoa, Georgia
24 Jan
I played the violin in elementary school and also was a Brownie and a Girl Scout. I also took karate in Highschool and got to the green belt and then quit.
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@Juliaacv (48629)
• Canada
24 Jan
We all had to take music lessons.
We all began on the piano, I stayed there.
One of my brothers took guitar lessons at the Conservatory, and my baby brother took accordian lessons.
Listening to him practice the accordian was painful on the ears.
My other brother took a year of piano and then that was all, he didn't have anything musical in his body.
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@Marilynda1225 (80175)
• United States
26 Jan
I took piano lessons and hated it. I love music but would rather have played the accordion. My kids still laugh at me when I tell them I had always wanted to play the accordion.
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@AmbiePam (85992)
• United States
26 Jan
@Marilynda1225 You would be perfect for Star Search!
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@Marilynda1225 (80175)
• United States
26 Jan
@AmbiePam I also wanted to be a tap dancer 
Maybe I could have been a famous accordion playing tap dancer 
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@Deepizzaguy (95400)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Jan
I liked playing kickball elementary school when I was younger.
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@mildredtabitha (16087)
• Nairobi, Kenya
24 Jan
I used to play football and girly games. I never learned any instrument.
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@BabeSays (8576)
• Mauritius
25 Jan
I did none as a kid. I was always locked up alone. I wanted to learn to play piano and so much more but as I knew it was not going to happen I did not keep my hopes up.
Amyra is doing so well. It's so nice to get kids to learn new things and get involved with other kids.
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@AmbiePam (85992)
• United States
28 Jan
@BabeSays The public schools do not offer a good education where she would be required to go, and the private schools are too expensive to attend. My sister used to be a teacher, so at least Amyra has a professional teacher. The other two are also homeschooled, although for two years Hudson went to a special needs preschool. But he graduated from it, and no other nearby school is equipped to take him due to the care he requires throughout the day.
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@LindaOHio (158688)
• United States
25 Jan
My parents never encouraged me to take instrument lessons, etc. I was in the Campfire Girls for a short time before the group was disbanded. Have a good day.
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@Melanie_Marie (1863)
• New Baltimore, Michigan
26 Jan
Ballet from age 4 and then cheerleading, was doing both at the same time in 8th grade until they started colliding with each other. :/
I stuck with the cheerleading because the coach didn’t want me to quit and then I ended up helping her choreograph our dance routines, so in a way it was still like doing both. :)
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