PO, stories like that just break my heart. I’m so paranoid I don’t even ask my son baseball questions much any more. I try to listen more than I talk (which is EXTREMELY difficult for me). The last thing I want my son to think is I see him as a baseball player. I want him to know his dad thinks he is a great young man that just happens to have some skills throwing a small white ball. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE to talk baseball. I just let him guide and direct the conversation. I catch myself often telling him that he is more than a baseball player and that it does not define his life. These are MUCH different thought than I had when he was in HS, I’m ashamed to admit. Being a parent is hard and I will never tell someone else how to parent. That doesn’t mean I haven’t seen some of these examples and felt for that kid.