Comments on: Athletes http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html My therapy sessions... Tue, 22 May 2012 23:15:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: subWOW http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html#comment-5759 subWOW Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:42:12 +0000 http://absenceofalternatives.com/?p=1690#comment-5759 Thank you, you are too kind. I think my husband and I are the lucky ones. :-) Thank you, you are too kind. I think my husband and I are the lucky ones. :-)

]]> By: subWOW http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html#comment-5758 subWOW Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:40:44 +0000 http://absenceofalternatives.com/?p=1690#comment-5758 Me neither! I can't do anything athletic-wise. I will be the first one to die if aliens invade the earth because I'll be the slowest! Me neither! I can’t do anything athletic-wise. I will be the first one to die if aliens invade the earth because I’ll be the slowest!

]]> By: Falling http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html#comment-5754 Falling Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:40:33 +0000 http://absenceofalternatives.com/?p=1690#comment-5754 Wow. This is amazing. My admiration for all three of you (you, your son, and his coach) knows no bounds. I actually welled up a bit just READING about him falling, because I would also have trouble staying put in the bleachers and not running to his side. Way to go, mama, for conveying so much faith in your son. Lucky boy. .-= Falling´s last blog...<a href="http://skyisfallingblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-case-you-want-reason-to-scratch-out.html" rel="nofollow">In Case You Want a Reason To Scratch Out Your Own Eyes</a> =-. Wow. This is amazing. My admiration for all three of you (you, your son, and his coach) knows no bounds. I actually welled up a bit just READING about him falling, because I would also have trouble staying put in the bleachers and not running to his side. Way to go, mama, for conveying so much faith in your son. Lucky boy.
.-= Falling´s last blog…In Case You Want a Reason To Scratch Out Your Own Eyes =-.

]]> By: Jen @ NathanRising http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html#comment-5746 Jen @ NathanRising Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:34:43 +0000 http://absenceofalternatives.com/?p=1690#comment-5746 I can't even do a cartwheel to save my life. Kudos to your son for having such an awesome attitude even when he doesn't do something perfectly! You're doing this whole parenting thing right!!! -Jen .-= Jen @ NathanRising´s last blog...<a href="http://nathanrising.com/2010/04/because-its-hard-to-be-this-cute/" rel="nofollow">Because It’s Hard To Be This Cute</a> =-. I can’t even do a cartwheel to save my life. Kudos to your son for having such an awesome attitude even when he doesn’t do something perfectly! You’re doing this whole parenting thing right!!!
-Jen
.-= Jen @ NathanRising´s last blog…Because It’s Hard To Be This Cute =-.

]]> By: subWOW http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html#comment-5726 subWOW Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:53:00 +0000 http://absenceofalternatives.com/?p=1690#comment-5726 Thanks! Well, this does not apply to all things: for some reason, he is super competitive when it comes to games with his father. Many times tears and accusations were involved. Sigh. Thanks! Well, this does not apply to all things: for some reason, he is super competitive when it comes to games with his father. Many times tears and accusations were involved. Sigh.

]]> By: subWOW http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html#comment-5725 subWOW Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:48:42 +0000 http://absenceofalternatives.com/?p=1690#comment-5725 Thank you! And I failed Phy. Ed. In HS too!! Also in college. Sigh. I didn't realize this when I signed him up many years ago, but being able to deal with pressure with such calm is indeed the most valuable lesson. I too hope he continues to mature and learns to apply this to all aspects in life. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thank you! And I failed Phy. Ed. In HS too!! Also in college. Sigh. I didn’t realize this when I signed him up many years ago, but being able to deal with pressure with such calm is indeed the most valuable lesson. I too hope he continues to mature and learns to apply this to all aspects in life. Keeping my fingers crossed.

]]> By: subWOW http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html#comment-5724 subWOW Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:43:20 +0000 http://absenceofalternatives.com/?p=1690#comment-5724 We are relieved since we were worried that he's going to be some video-game-online-game-Nintendo-iPod-wii-obsessed slacker. Well, he may still be. He is uber focused when he's playing a game... We are relieved since we were worried that he’s going to be some video-game-online-game-Nintendo-iPod-wii-obsessed slacker. Well, he may still be. He is uber focused when he’s playing a game…

]]> By: Jennifer Lynn http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html#comment-5707 Jennifer Lynn Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:55:32 +0000 http://absenceofalternatives.com/?p=1690#comment-5707 AWESOME!! I am still learning to fail....and not NEARLY so gracefully. .-= Jennifer Lynn´s last blog...<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mywildlifeswords/JXIS/~3/Ke_h5KpSfEQ/beauty-lurch-and-asymmetryaka-pitiful.html" rel="nofollow">Beauty: Lurch and Asymmetry.....aka Pitiful Plumage.</a> =-. AWESOME!! I am still learning to fail….and not NEARLY so gracefully.
.-= Jennifer Lynn´s last blog…Beauty: Lurch and Asymmetry…..aka Pitiful Plumage. =-.

]]> By: Merrilymarylee http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html#comment-5673 Merrilymarylee Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:38:22 +0000 http://absenceofalternatives.com/?p=1690#comment-5673 DANG! Let me write those down! Those are life lessons! What a great attitude he has and a mind that can focus like that is truly a gift. (And cheers to the coaches!) .-= Merrilymarylee´s last blog...<a href="http://merrilymarylee.wordpress.com/2010/04/03/behind-those-walls/" rel="nofollow">Behind Those Walls</a> =-. DANG! Let me write those down! Those are life lessons!

What a great attitude he has and a mind that can focus like that is truly a gift.

(And cheers to the coaches!)
.-= Merrilymarylee´s last blog…Behind Those Walls =-.

]]> By: Vintage Christine http://absenceofalternatives.com/2010/04/athletes.html#comment-5670 Vintage Christine Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:18:49 +0000 http://absenceofalternatives.com/?p=1690#comment-5670 To say kids are amazing is totally inadequate. I hope your son keeps that attitude because it will see him through a bunch of stuff down the road. My niece somehow discovered she can pole vault like nobody's business and has become something of a state champion. We are still scratching our heads over this since the women in the family have not an inkling of athleticism (I just told the phys ed teacher, "Hey, just give me an F in this freaking class and leave me alone") and have come to the conclusion that her mother was impregnated by aliens from the planet Butch when she was passed out yet again in back in 1994. It is so refreshing to read about a kid (and his mother) who seem to be doing a sport just for the fun and challenge it offers and I wish him all the luck in the world! To say kids are amazing is totally inadequate. I hope your son keeps that attitude because it will see him through a bunch of stuff down the road. My niece somehow discovered she can pole vault like nobody’s business and has become something of a state champion. We are still scratching our heads over this since the women in the family have not an inkling of athleticism (I just told the phys ed teacher, “Hey, just give me an F in this freaking class and leave me alone”) and have come to the conclusion that her mother was impregnated by aliens from the planet Butch when she was passed out yet again in back in 1994. It is so refreshing to read about a kid (and his mother) who seem to be doing a sport just for the fun and challenge it offers and I wish him all the luck in the world!

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