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Reply to "Dealing w/son's disappointment"

The transition from stud to mud is traumatic for all involved. Most go through it. My S had over a 14.3 era over 27 innings pitched with 39 walks while leading the team in wild pitches as a freshman. The next two years were little better.

 

He had been drafted out of HS. 

 

It's never fun watching our kid fail; but it's not the failure that is important - it's the reaction. A true sense of character emerges best when a person is on their knees and rising from the beat down.

 

Finding an identity apart from baseball is critical - whether it's in the classroom, in a frat, in a club, in a robust social life. It sounds like you've given him a good resilient foundation; now be patient (so very hard to do because we would all bear the pain for our children), and watch the amazing growth which will follow.

 

To be sure it is an unpredictable journey with wild twists and turns. It's a roller coaster ride offering a taste of what the real world will bring.

 

 

 

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