This looks to be one of those early nights. You know the ones where you crawl up in bed with a good book and a glass of wine or Netflix and chill (without the silly sexual connotation). I’m drained from a long day of football and feeling the effects of a longer week of school. This week was full of ups and downs with the low point unfurling itself on the field of the JPW game early this afternoon. The coach forfeited rather than risk any other players getting injured by a team that was clearly winning. He blamed lack of protection, which he later attributed to bad referee work and poor execution by his offensive linemen. This, obviously, did not go over well with players or parents. It set a negative tone for the season and made it seem as though quitting is actually okay.
It isn’t.
I’ve been reminded to take a step back and see this in the greater scheme of things. Yeah, this isn’t going to cause the planet to spin off its axis (though according to the butterfly effect theory it might), but it did undermine what I’ve been teaching as a parent. That is never a good thing.
In other news I am ready to get back to writing as soon as I can. This is a good moment for me, and I hope to grow very soon and very quickly.