I know there are people worse off than us, but it makes me furious to say over and over, "I'm sorry honey, you can't do "blah" because we don't have the money."
Today, I learned that my son's friends are doing a special baseball team which obviously we can't afford and it is hard to face that I am not a man and no matter how much I work with him on his baseball skills - I'm just not a man who knows baseball - I'm a Mom who wants for her son.
There is so many activities with so many fees....our typical year: $50 for fall soccer, $50 for PTO, $25 for the classroom, $20 for Cub Scouts, $75 for CCD, $90 for flag football, $50 for basketball, $200 for spring baseball, $40 for All Stars & that is without equipment or not to mention my son's amazing ability to grow 4 sizes in 1 school year. This year he can't do most of that....I'm hoping for baseball....but in a small town where people who have money are sending their children off for additional training he won't be able to compete....
I sit outside in the pouring rain for baseball, I wipe his tears when his team loses, I stay up to wash his uniform when he has 4 days of games in a row and I have never missed a game, a practice or a fundraising event for his school, sports or clubs. I volunteer for everything - in hopes that what I lack in money, I can make up in effort. I hope someday when he is older, he remembers....and I hope for every parent out there who gives so much of their time and effort for their children because its selfless love that is given.
I don't know how a person who claims to love their child can do everything in his power to take so much from their child..
Lies are more important than his own flesh and blood - yet his own mother threatens my parents with having "provisions" for when he is older - Money might buy your own son's love - but not mine!
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