We had our first wresting injury last night.
We meaning Michael.
Nothing serious, but seeing as this was only his 4th wrestling practice, it was a little stressful.
For me.
Michael came home complaining of a headache because (and I quote)
we were practicing pins and flips and my neck got twisted .
Mom: So… let me get this straight… someone pinned you, then flipped you?
Yup. It hurt a little. But now it hurts a lot.
Hello?
DID YOU HEAR THAT??
SOMEONE PINNED MY SON, THEN FLIPPED HIM OVER!!!
Yesterday, a friend (whose 4 sons have all wrestled) looked at me and said, “I’m so happy Michael likes wrestling.But I. know. you. {big smile} I know you and you’re not going to like watching Michael compete. So prepare yourself now. It’s hard.”
Yeah. That didn’t prepare me for the mental image of him being pinned and flipped over in practice. I haven’t even thought about competitions yet.
He still wants to go, though.
He still loves it.
You know that we’re talking about Michael, right?
The sweet, shy boy.
Not Jack.
The outgoing, crazy boy.
Michael is the one who saves all of his notes that Dad leaves him when he travels.
The one who makes us proud by putting his all into everything he does… doesn’t seem like such a good trait now, does it?
Michael is the one who gets straight A’s on his report card and wants to spend the day with his Mom as a reward.
The Mama’s boy!
That Michael.
That Michael fell in love with a sport where he gets pinned.
And flipped.
Is it too late to trade for girls?
{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }
That’s a beautiful picture of your sweet boy! Not sure I’d like watching my boy get pinned either. =(
.-= Julie From Inmates´s last blog ..A Sweet Deal! No Foolin’ =-.
Awww, can I have a Michael too? I have a Jack (John) but no Michael. :( I’ve been trying to trade Gary in for years. I even have a picture of him wearing a Hannah Montanna wig. He threatened to kill me if anybody ever saw it tho…. that could be why I don’t have a Michael.
Wrestling huh? It’s always the quiet ones you have to watch out for. One day, it will be him doing the pinning and flipping. As long as you survive it! :)
.-= Michelle´s last blog ..Today =-.
What I want to know is why the H### I DID NOT get a copy of this blog. I had to find it by mistake – not in my emails, not a phone call, not anything. What the heck…….
Mom… check your SPAM, and your junk mail.
You can’t sign up for phone updates. But I CAN call you every time I post. I posted at midnight your time last night…
:)
I HATE that Michael loves getting pinned, flipped, and everything else that goes with wrestling! But I LOVE that Michael loves it and is happy! Love you <3
Maybe he’ll get over the desire by middle school??? I had a HS wrestler boyfriend, who had to keep starving himself before meets to stay in the weight range. The torture they put themselves (and their mothers and girlfriends) through!
I think that to prevent getting “pinned” you learn to “flip” over.
It’s a good move that he needs to perfect!
Go Michael!!
Love you!
He’s SUCH a sweetie!! I’m glad that he’s enjoying himself, but if anyone hurts him… I’ll be in Tucson before you can say wrestling match!
<3
Don’t know how you do it! That would be sooo hard to watch! Still, super cool that he is finding something he loves. Oh parenting is hard!
.-= Chelsea´s last blog ..Thankful Through Thursday! =-.
Awh I bet that will be hard to watch! I hope he is ok!
.-= Christina´s last blog ..Easter Preparations =-.
Wrestling is a hard one, but he loves it so what can you do. No, trading for girls is NOT much better, want to talk about drama? lol
.-= Kellyn´s last blog ..A night of Good Sleep =-.