Same experience here. I played little league baseball as a boy and my dad would make me practice almost every day. Fielding, throwing, batting, everything. I en

Same experience here. I played little league baseball as a boy and my dad would make me practice almost every day. Fielding, throwing, batting, everything. I enjoyed it about 25% of the time but for the most part it felt like "work". I remember crying a few times when I kept making mistakes and he would keep making me do it over and over until I got it. He even built a batting cage for me and I would hit hundreds and hundreds of pitches. Did I get significantly better because of all this practice? You bet I did. I had less natural talent than almost everyone on in the league but I was one of the best players because of all that practice. I saw the correlation between how much I practiced and my performance in games. And you guys are absolutely right, I didn't like my dad when he was being so tough on me. But it was for the better, and I could see that when I became an adult. It taught me that if you want to be good at something, you need to work hard, and it's not always fun. Perseverance and grit are very important. As a father to a new baby I am really looking forward to (hopefully) passing on these lessons to her when she's old enough. I guess I won't be her best friend but I suppose that's just the price you pay.