Parents.......?

Question

if u paid about $300 for ur child to play basketball and then like 4 days after u pay they decided they didnt want to play anymore and there is no refunds. would u respect their decision?

im only asking because i want to tell my parents but i dont know if they will let me quit. i think i may be able to get it back tho because they havent turned in the money but then i dont kno how to ask the coach for it back.

Answer 1

I, as a parent, would honestly be pretty bent about paying so much and then not having my kid go through with the sport.

It's not about respecting the kid's decision. It's about having the courteous of knowing that 300 bucks is a lot of money and it is pretty cool of them to pay out so much for the happiness of their child.

Answer 2

ask the coach first and see what happens. If you cannot get the money back then you will just have to go through the season. Money is a big issue these days other kids would probally love to be in your position to afford to play. Just stick it out and you will probally enjoy it more than you think or is ther another issue that you are not telling us. I am a mother and I think that I would make my child continue through because money does not grow on trees. (just say that you were going out with a group of friends and you had to pay in advance how would you feel if they all pulled out and you could not get your money back the money that you worked so hard for) so if your parents say play than play and be grestful that they are making you, Hope all works out well for you.

Answer 3

Wow, only 4 days and you don't want to play anymore?
What are your reasons? You need to talk to your parents right away so they can take swift action to see if they can get their money back from the coaches. But it may be non refundable even if the coaches haven't turned in the money yet. But the longer you wait the less likely they are to give it back.
You need to tell your parents the reasons why you have changed your mind and don't want to play anymore. But you if you want your parents to respect your decision you need to show your respect to them by being mature enough to be up front and honest.

Answer 4

I would respect your decision that you did not want to play basketball anymore but you would have a heck of a time getting anything else out of me until I saw some real dedication and I'd make you do chores to work off at least half of the $300 bucks you've wasted and teach you a lesson that money does not grow on trees. If you go to do something you need to have dedication.

Answer 5

As a child my parents told us we could be in one sport at a time and they would support that. They also explained that once we made the commitment we had to follow through for the season, that way we can say we really experienced what it was like good bad indifferent moment in the sport. As a kid, I hated that rule because there were a couple of sports I just couldn't stand but as an adult I respect my parents for making me follow through and not allowing me to quit on a team and let my team mates down. Plus I learned that just because at first I don't like something doesn't mean I might not like it the longer I stick with it.

My children will not be allowed to quit once they start, they made a commitment to the team and they must follow through until the end of the season. It is part of a responsibility they took on when deciding to play.

Have a GREAT day!

Answer 6

Absolutely not, unless you are able to get the refund I would insist you follow through with your obligation. The only other option I could see, would be for you to earn enough money to pay back every cent of that $300 they paid for you to play basketball.

Answer 7

I'd be pretty disappointed, but if it were my kid I think I would
#1) find out if I could get a refund and if not....
#2) require him to continue for a certain amount of time and if at the end of that time he still wants to quit I would have to suck it up and deal with it, I guess
OR
#3) depending on his age and other fine details I would possibly require him to pay the money back to us and/or work it off somehow.

Good luck and God bless.

Answer 8

It's not about the money.
Sure, it's really cool that your parents would willingly fork out $300 for you to learn a sport, because obviously, you must had displayed some amount of interest for them to pay for your course. However, as a parent, I WILL be insistent and ask that my kid to finish the whole course! It's NOT about the money, it's about learning persistence and accepting responsibility for your own actions and decisions.

Answer 9

As a parent I would be hurt as well. 300 bucks could really buy something for the whole family to enjoy. But your parents chose to spend it on you and something you wanted.

I think you should follow through with the basketball. You may not like it right now. But try to stick with it. If you give up now you can't really say you gave it a fair shot.

Answer 10

My son done this with football.I was mad and even hurt.Im a mother of 6 and paying for him to play football put a strain on the whole family.I had no transportation and had to walk 2 miles to the school 3 times before he was accepted in football.I only done this for him as this was his dreams.You need to think of what all your parents had to go through to sign you up for basketball.If they went out of their way to make you happy.I really dont think you should play if you dont want to.Just dont understand why you teenagers dont appreciate what us parents do for you then turn around and say we never do nothing for you.