Soccer and College. College and Soccer.

When my son was 5 I decided to sign him up for our local rec.soccer team. To this day I feel it was one of the smartest decisions I ever made. That's my kids up there in those pics. They are all from one tournament but damn, he's THAT good. It's not that I believe he will be professional soccer player but he WILL play for college...I said it..COLLEGE...he will go.

The other day he told me that he's moving out I asked him where he was going and he replied " I am moving out when I graduate and I am going away to college" I wanted to cry. Not because he's moving out but because he talks about going to college. Not about moving in with his girlfriend (that's another post in the making) or moving in with his dad to fuck around over there...but going away. I live near a state college and even if he moves in an apartment there with some friends and goes to the state college I will be proud of him.

Maybe ya'll are thinking I have low expectations but you see, I never did that. I never spoke of going to college, I knew I couldn't...yes, that's what I believed in high school...I couldn't.

I remember in my Junior year we were asked about our future plans and I checked the "Undecided" option what the hell is that...that should NOT be an option. So again, when my son was 5 I started to try an plan for him not to EVER have to choose the "UNDECIDED" box. It's not that he knows exactly who or what he wants to be at this point..he's 15 and hormonal and crazy..right? BUT he has a passion for something... which means he knows what it means to learn a skill, learn about a different world, to be in love for something all your own and then to meet people who are like you...with that comes direction, belonging and acceptance and I believe with that foundation you have strength and courage and the capability to do SOMETHING. Go to college. Get an education and have a future. Not that it always works out that way but for damn sure it's more promising.