Last night before we started the movie, one of the twins asked me if I was going to his soccer game the next morning (this morning).
I told him, "I'm sorry, but I'm going to be at one of my running events and I will not be at your soccer game." (I was signed up for another 30-mile trail run on Saturday.)
Right on queue... on the word "game"... He started crying. It broke my heart. I said, "I am so sorry. But I know you have a lot of games after tomorrow and I promise to attend every game after that."
His face lit up, but I could tell he still wasn't happy.
Even this morning, before my event, I did ask Phil if I should go to my event or not. He said, "Yes, go to your event, it will be fine."
So during my event today, I met a lady (who is a mother) and we started talking about life. It's just what we do on the trails. I told her the story about the crying about missing the soccer game today and she asked, "What time was it?" and I said, "What do you mean? What time was the game?"
And she said, "no, what time did he ask you about going to his game?"
I said, "Oh, around 7:00 or 7:30pm...?"
She said, "Kids are tired on a Friday evening... It's been a long week. It's been a long day. He was crying because he was tired. I'm sure he woke up this morning and completely forgot about it."
And you know what, that's just the advice I needed to hear. Mom's know these things. I don't think I thanked her for that information but it was great to hear.
I told him, "I'm sorry, but I'm going to be at one of my running events and I will not be at your soccer game." (I was signed up for another 30-mile trail run on Saturday.)
Right on queue... on the word "game"... He started crying. It broke my heart. I said, "I am so sorry. But I know you have a lot of games after tomorrow and I promise to attend every game after that."
His face lit up, but I could tell he still wasn't happy.
Even this morning, before my event, I did ask Phil if I should go to my event or not. He said, "Yes, go to your event, it will be fine."
So during my event today, I met a lady (who is a mother) and we started talking about life. It's just what we do on the trails. I told her the story about the crying about missing the soccer game today and she asked, "What time was it?" and I said, "What do you mean? What time was the game?"
And she said, "no, what time did he ask you about going to his game?"
I said, "Oh, around 7:00 or 7:30pm...?"
She said, "Kids are tired on a Friday evening... It's been a long week. It's been a long day. He was crying because he was tired. I'm sure he woke up this morning and completely forgot about it."
And you know what, that's just the advice I needed to hear. Mom's know these things. I don't think I thanked her for that information but it was great to hear.
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