Sad Mom wrote:
After I read my post, I caught how it would read. I can sometimes get wordy and was attempting to keep it short. My concern about my son quitting has nothing to do with a "stage mom" type of thing. The reason is much sadder.
Over the past 5 yrs, our nuclear family has experienced tradegy after tradegy. If were to go into detail, you would either cry or wish I were lying. The chaos and pain of the past 5 yrs deeply impacted both of my children. I was doing all I could to get us through.
Prior to joining xcountry and track, my son was depressed and kinda lost. All that changed when he became part of the team. My son is probably one of the worst on the team, and he will proudly admit it. Therefore, its been pretty obvious he isn't on the team for the thrill of victory.
The group of kids on the team are all amazing!!! Its really hard to describe how much of a "family" they are. As much as it pains me to say...Steve was a huge part of this. For the past 3 yrs, I seen my son so dedicated and love the "team". Now this is threatened. Besides, losing Steve, some of the team mates are talking about moving (long story, but it is bc Steve's departure. ) I don't want my son to lose what has brought him so much happiness, sense of belonging etc.
There is much more I could say but gotta get to work.