[MissB]

:thanks: Ought to be a preacher huh?
It's just that I like to see kids move on and play sports in college if they want to. Whether they are getting paid or not. Paid is nice, ANY scholly is a good thing. But I love to see kids succeed. Kills me to see some of the stuff happen to the kids that I've watched grow up with my own kids and the mistakes that they make. Shack ups, pregnancies, pills, dead end jobs or worse...breaks your heart. You just stand back and go NO NO NO NO in your mind when you see them taking a wrong turn and their own parents that you've know for so long either struggling with or ignoring the problem.You just cringe. A college education is the high school education equivalent of the eighties and before. Manufacturing jobs these days starting out just pay a couple bucks more than minimum wage in most cases. It's almost a must have for kids these days to get a college, trade school, or vocational school diploma. Sports while in college is the icing on the academic cake. I like kids, seeing them succeed and watching them partake in a little icing along the way. :Thumbs:

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! Yes, as a parent I have always tried to ensure that my son goes in the right direction. No. I don't take your message as a negative one, its all helpful. Thanks again!