A proud moment

Tell you son good choice. It sounds like he was raised right.

GOOD CALL !

That's better than a walk off homer!!!!!

You've raised a good boy, Rob.

All of the above!!!!!

Congratulations on your son making such a great mature decision, I know you have to be proud of him!! As much as we are are all very proud when our kids do well in a game, it is even more special when they make a decision such as this. So many kids have had their HS career or life ruined by just one bad decision.

Rob,

This was a great decision on your son's part, and certainly better than a walk off HR.

However, I think that you should also celebrate that you and he have the kind of relationship that allows such open and honest communication.

Kids (and parents, too) do not always know what the right thing is, (didn't you struggle with this decision, with no clear, black and white answer?), much less how to go about doing it.

Sometimes even the "right" decision can end up going south (your case in point). Your son had the faith and trust in you that allowed him not only to get out quick, but almost more importantly, in my opinion, to be able to come home to you and tell you what really happened.

I, think that for us, knowing that are kids are mostly trying to make good decisions and can talk with us (even when those decisions might end up in bad results) is more important than having them make the right decision 100 percent of the time.

So, be proud of your son, but also be proud of yourself and of the relationship that you have with him. From what I have seen, it is relatively rare, and a thing of beauty.

Congrats to your son and to you.

Enjoy!

GREAT JOB

awesome! no peer pressure with this young man.

OUTSTANDING

Rob, from our private discussions, I figured you have a pretty outstanding son. This just confirms my opinion of him. Tell him Congratulations, on behalf of a whole bunch of us.

Thanks, everyone, for your kind words. I am proud of him, and I figured everyone here would understand.

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Ain't it great when that that stuff happens?!

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This is something that he and you should be really proud of. Great job of raising your son.

Also, things like this are created because you had faith in your son. You taught him lessons growing up and then you allowed him to prove that he learned the lessons.

One question though...

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"They were hitting the bottle pretty hard, so we said "screw this."

When he answered "WE said screw this" is he talking about his best friend? I really hope so because that means your son is luckier than we even thought. To have a best friend who has (what seems to be) the same morals and values is awesome.

Not everyone can claim they find someone like this.

Coach -
that's right - his friend left right along with him. He, too, is a great kid, from a great family. Athlete, plays QB, dad was pro-bowl NFL QB. Two good kids!

Wow, this is fabulous news! Congrats to both families! It is very empowering to have someone to be able to "do the right thing" together. I hope it continues---and that they can "pass it on"--and include others who may not want to drink, etc., but don't know who they could hang with.

I actually told this story to my 10 year old this afternoon.

I told him he has to learn to trust his instincts as to what's right and wrong and ignore the peer pressure to stay at that party.

And he has to trust me and his mom to love him, care about him and come get him any time of day if he finds himself in one of these situations.

I say Rob's son gets 1000 Karma Points for a great decison.
And throw in 50 more for being a good wingman too.

Having met him, I can't say I'm surprised. Good job.

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Originally posted by Rob Kremer:
Coach -
that's right - his friend left right along with him. He, too, is a great kid, from a great family. Athlete, plays QB, dad was pro-bowl NFL QB. Two good kids!

Thanks Rob and that's great to hear that there are kids out there like that.

How old is your son?

I agree with Trojan Skipper about the Karma points and think the other kid get the same too.

Just wonderin'...does he give lessons?

Coach -
He's 17, a junior. Catcher.