Maybe parents should sacrifice?

I have been a Daily Herald subscriber for over 20 years, and sometimes I think your choice for front page news is not worth front page news, but Aug. 7 takes the cake.

I started to read the story because it looked interesting, but as I read on and learned that the parents were trying to raise the money it will cost to send their son to a choice tennis academy I started to fume. They say they can't afford the $650,000 and are asking strangers to pay.

I'm appalled. If they can afford to live in Kildeer and the dad can run his own software company, I do not have sympathy for them. We have four children -- our two oldest in college -- and we have parent loans with no light at the end of the tunnel.

We live in a modest home and work hard to keep our heads above the water. My children can't practice at the Farmington Bath and Tennis Club, or at any club for that matter. I guess I would have more compassion if the family really needed the money, but the article makes you think that they don't seem to be suffering financially.

Maybe they should sell their home and downsize a bit. They don't want to crush their son's dream, but it seems they also don't want to sacrifice their own lifestyle.

Marcia Reuther