This stage of being a parent is…how shall I put this…challenging.
When my children were younger, they had to listen to me…or else!
Now that they are launching out on their own, I have to watch them make mistakes. Let me tell you, it is highly overrated! I get no pleasure out of it, no sense of “S-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, I told you so!”
I generally just bite my tongue, all the while hoping that they will ask me for my thoughts on the situation.
Take my son and his wrestling, for instance.
He has developed a counterproductive habit…
He eats like there is no tomorrow and then cuts a bunch the day before a tournament. He started his senior season in high school that way, continued through the season all the way through freestyle season.
He tried it again this weekend.
Since he has been “watching his weight”, he ONLY had to lose 8-9 pounds AFTER Friday morning’s practice for today’s tournament! He ended up going 2-2 for the tournament with his elimination loss coming to a fellow Drexel teammate!
I wonder what might have happened if he didn’t have to run 4 miles last night to make weight?
Oh well…I will have to wonder. He finished his redshirt freshman season with a record of 4-6.
“Big A” i admire your workout ethic and drive for your passion more than you know! geezzz
hahaha yes yes i think the same thing…I am going to try to cut to 154lbs from 175lbs by April 9th of this year…i will do this by running twice a day