when boys cry...
Why does it always rain on bad days?
I saw my 16 yr old brother cry today. And it just about killed me. I've never seen him cry before. Today was a very important day in his life. My brother is a cross country runner and today was semi-state. The team had a legitimate chance to place in the top five and go on to state even though their top runner got injured the week before. Well, they all ran terrible - especially my brother - and they didn't even come close. The team was supposed to at least have an individual make it on to state but he didn't even come close either. It was like everything fell apart on the day they needed it the most. I feel so bad for those boys - they've worked and trained so hard for so long and one bad day and an accident messed it all up.
I know this may all sound so trivial but this day was so important to him and it just blew up in his face. He had been planning for this day since the end of last year's cross country season. I hated to see my little brother so down. It was just a sad day.
I saw my 16 yr old brother cry today. And it just about killed me. I've never seen him cry before. Today was a very important day in his life. My brother is a cross country runner and today was semi-state. The team had a legitimate chance to place in the top five and go on to state even though their top runner got injured the week before. Well, they all ran terrible - especially my brother - and they didn't even come close. The team was supposed to at least have an individual make it on to state but he didn't even come close either. It was like everything fell apart on the day they needed it the most. I feel so bad for those boys - they've worked and trained so hard for so long and one bad day and an accident messed it all up.
I know this may all sound so trivial but this day was so important to him and it just blew up in his face. He had been planning for this day since the end of last year's cross country season. I hated to see my little brother so down. It was just a sad day.