I had to share the emotions of a parent who has made it my life goal for my kids to have confidence, self-esteem, independence, heart and accountability. I was heartbroken today as I found out Jarrett has a broke elbow, felt so bad for him. He broke it while playing the second play of the game, It was assumed he had pinched a nerve and was back out on the field and played the entire game offensively and defensively. As I would watch him take a break and come to the sidelines I knew the way he was holding his arm something was wrong. But I thought I am just a over-worried mom. Saturday night he came home and his arm was extremely swollen, like twice the size of his other arm. Called my friend a vet, Denise Fowler, and made arrangements to get x rays of his arm. Now to all of you who thinks this is odd to have a vet do a x ray, the orthopedic surgeons staff said it was the best x-ray they have ever seen by a vet, and she did a good job. LOL. They looked at the x rays and confirmed what we did, it was broke. He has to wear a brace, Jarrett was not a happy person, he wanted to play football and contribute to his team. I told him take care of it and it will heal fast and you will be good as new, I felt horrible every time I would see his face, I knew he was distraught. But I could not have been more proud of my son, he made it his mission to continue playing and do everything he could to help his team. I cant imagine the pain he was going through playing football with a broke elbow. He didnt complain he just done his job and made it work the best he could. When he couldnt wrap a player up to tackle them he just dove for their legs and still put them on the ground. My son had the confidence in himself to go on and fight through the hurt and pain and figured out how to do his job with what he had,he didnt ask for help, he didnt ask to sit on the sidelines, he took the responsibility of what he had to do. That is heart, that is dedication, that is what fills my heart with joy and makes me proud of my son. I feel confident that he has what it takes to be a successful, productive person in this cruel world that has no heart for anyone. I know he will fight for what he believes in and what is right at all cost. And to me having that characteristic in you is what it will take to have a future. I feel good as a parent knowing that what me and my husband have instilled into his heart is a drive to keep going no matter what tries to knock you down. Never give up and most importantly, look at what you can do and have when world beats down your door., The end result to this is having a child with confidence, heart, independence, and desire to climb the highest mountains and never look back. Its one of the hardest things as a parent to do is to sit back and watch our babies fall down and not want to catch them, but they half to feel the hurt and pain so when it comes again they will know what to do and how to handle it and be able pursue forward in life and not give up. I feel confident in all of my kids, for they all have shown me they can make it on their own, they have all had bumpy roads, they have made mistakes, but they made it through like shining stars. ###PROUDMAMA######
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 19:31:02 +0000
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