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My husband has always been crazy about sport and was a very accomplished rugby player at school and at club level. He puts a lot of pressure on our 15-year-old son to follow in his footsteps, but my son isn’t interested, preferring to do drama and focus on his schoolwork instead. The more my husband pressurises him, the more anxious he gets.
He isn’t interested in going to sport matches with his dad, who feels hurt and rejected. They both love each other but this issue is driving a wedge between them.
My husband tells me how disappointed he is in the boy, who, in turn, tells me that he can’t take his father being so hard on him and can’t wait to leave home one day. What can I do?
