Look At This!!! WOOHOO! We've been practicing writing like crazy...and Miss Strohmeyer has noticed!!! GOOO MIKEY!!
So, yesterday we went to Mikey's first soccor meeting. It wasn't a practice...just info for when the first practice was, and all that jazz! There were about 6 other kids there and they were all kicking around the soccor ball. Mikey did fine at first, but then started to cry over everything!
He missed the kick.....................................he cried
He fell.....................................................he cried
He was out of breath.................he cried
Someone took the ball from him.....................he cried
You get the point. One little girl looked and me (not knowing he was my kid) and said "that boy keeps falling all the time" It just about killed me!!! I'm really struggling with this. He's such a great kid and I know that he's just overwhelmed because he's never done anything like this before. He just wants to do it right and be great. We stayed for about an hour...back and fourth with the crying....then we went home. As soon as i got in the van I could feel a lump on my throat and tears welling up. I was sooo disappointed. Not so much in Mikey( I'm not going to lie, I was a little bit with him) But more so of the thought of everyone making fun of him and him getting self-esteem issues because of it. When we got home, I got the kids dinner and did homework with Mikey. While doing homework, he looked over at me and said" Mommy are you made at me?" I told him no. He said " well you looked mad at me before at soccer." I INSTANTLY felt guilty. I told him that before bed time I would come and talk to him about it. That's exactly what I did. I let him know that I wasn't mad and that I was a little bit disappointed because he was a big boy and that I knew he could be tougher. I told him that I know he just wanted to do good at it and I asked him if this was something he still wanted to do. He told me he did want to do it still. I explained to him that if we went to the first practice that he was not going to be allowed to quit after that point because it was important to finish things that you start. He understood. I told him that we will practice a lot and that we will get him a ball and that practice will make him great! He seemed much better after the talk and I felt better( and more encouraged) to be honest.So we will see what this soccer year brings. Every Tuesday at 5:30 is when he practices....so you know I will have updates on those nights.hahaha.
1 comment:
How sad!!! I feel so bad! He must have felt so scared and confused! He's probably seen soccer players play and couldn't figure out why he couldn't make his body do what it was supposed to. How cute that he cares so much! He'll be great, I just know it!!
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