Sports

I'll proudly admit that I know as much about traditional sports (football, basketball, soccer, ect.) as my dog. Hell, my seven-year-old cousin knows more than me. But he grew up in a family that ran from practice to practice as soon as school let out until after dusk. My mom kicked my brothers and me out the door and just said "Go play" when we got home from school. I'm glad she did, too. I'd still choose a childhood of catching toads and building forts in the woods over being forced to chase a ball around for hours on end.

In the long run, it's been more beneficial to us as adults growing up without being forced to play or watch traditional sports. My younger brother spent most of his time crashing and fixing any vehicle we owned, and now all of his friends run to him when they have car issues. I got to choose my sport (horse riding competitions) and I'm passionate about it. We'd rather go out and get our hands dirty over sit on the couch with a beer and watch sweaty men beat each other up over a ball or puck.