SS13 is with BM this week and DH got a text from her saying SS fell and hurt his knee ice skating today, so won't be at his baseball game tonight.

DH was annoyed because for years now, coaches have been consistent in telling parents "don't take the kids swimming or for big physical activities on game days." Also, SS has never been ice skating. Of course he was going to fall.

Added to that, it's interesting that SS is never sick or hurt bad enough to not participate in something when he's here. Why? Because he knows DH and I both have his number and he can't fake stuff with us.

I suspect he's getting tired of playing ball. Not unusual at this age. And, hey, fewer trips to the ballpark is a win for me. But the last several weeks, BM hasn't been making him go to practices. If he wants to stop next season, no problem. But as long as you're committed, you need to show up.

Last week, they had a rough game. Lots of errors and they had to run a lap because the team didn't reach their goal of 8 hits. SS got in the car and started crying about how the coaches yelled at them. We (and a dozen other sets of parents) were six feet away. There was no yelling. Just "you guys are better than that" and "we're going to work hard to fix those fielding mistakes."

He's at the point where it gets harder. Coaches are tougher and expect more. And he's moved up a level. In Little League, he was in one of the top team groups. This team is middle of the pack. Not as much fun when you don't win every game, I know. But he's still talking about wanting to play in high school -- no way he'll make the team if he drops it for a year. Competition is tight.

Anyway, not my circus. I don't particularly care. But DH is pissed that, once again, BM is basically teaching him that if something is hard, it's fine to just quit.