Reply to "Help with Motivation"

threeunassisted1,000+ posts

Great thread. At the very least its nice to see that other parents have gone through/are going through the same thing as me. Maybe me and the OP can spend the next few years commiserating

Ive typed out 4 or 5 different replies to this thread and every one has gone from a couple of sentences long response to 1000 word rant very quickly.

Suffice it to say that i have my own talented 8th grader with motivation issues who might just be getting a dose of reality this week when tryouts for our local HS B team take place. Ive heard that the coaches are only planning on taking a limited number of 8th graders, possibly as few as two. Of course my son has barely touched a bat or ball since October, and who thinks im the dumbest person on Earth for suggesting that he might not make the team because of it.

But there i go ranting again.

2/3/148:44 AM

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