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I would like to take a minute and say how deeply proud I am of my DD. I started thinking back 8 years. Her holding that first glove in right field (no real need to have one), the entire first summer with no hits but on base all the time (walks). She was so small. Year two-"She is too small to play-she will get hurt" this lasted until about two years ago. At the time she felt cursed-really small and left handed. Year three we found out that she could run fast. bunting to get on came into play, but to small and still left handed to play in the field. Year three also came with her love of catching. "Left handers can't be catchers." she ended up being a great catcher. She then found second base and yet again leftys don't play 2nd. This made her mad enough to figure it out and it is now her position for someone to take (for the most part some people still feel negative about this).
Last year she was talking to her grandfather and said,"don't you miss when the game was just fun when I was young. Now all these adults think they know more than I do about my abilities." This is when I knew that my DD took all that negativity to heart and it finally got to her. She is now back to the mindset of playing for the fun of playing. I missed it as well.
Looking back she was a 5 year all star, MVP ribbon at tourneys, and awesome human being. I am so proud of who she was then and what she has become. I am so happy that she chose to spend all her time with us and the field. She is going into her second year of high school and she is truly playing the game again for love not for the pressure.
Our DD's give up their summers for their entire youth and only complain a few times:lmao:
While we are all discussing what we think of these girls, please let us remember the litle girl in right field who just wanted to play and have fun. They will still be competitive for you all, still go all in for you, and get hurt but want to score the winning run for you. These years go by fast, cherrish them all by remembering your pride in them.
Last year she was talking to her grandfather and said,"don't you miss when the game was just fun when I was young. Now all these adults think they know more than I do about my abilities." This is when I knew that my DD took all that negativity to heart and it finally got to her. She is now back to the mindset of playing for the fun of playing. I missed it as well.
Looking back she was a 5 year all star, MVP ribbon at tourneys, and awesome human being. I am so proud of who she was then and what she has become. I am so happy that she chose to spend all her time with us and the field. She is going into her second year of high school and she is truly playing the game again for love not for the pressure.
Our DD's give up their summers for their entire youth and only complain a few times:lmao:
While we are all discussing what we think of these girls, please let us remember the litle girl in right field who just wanted to play and have fun. They will still be competitive for you all, still go all in for you, and get hurt but want to score the winning run for you. These years go by fast, cherrish them all by remembering your pride in them.