Non-MC - Just a proud Daddy Bragging about his son.

[Jabba]

If you're inside this thread... no complaining about it being not MC related.

I took Ben to his first "open" wrestling tournament today.  That means not a beginner tournament.  A beginner is a wrestler with only 1 or 2 years experience.  This was an open...  but since he's a Pee-Wee, the youngest age group.  4 and 5 year olds Born in (2007 or 2008) the Pee Wee's are by definition, only 1 or 2 years of experience.  Well my son, who turns 6 in February is 50" tall and weighs a solid 61 or 62 lbs.  I would guess he's got about 5% body fat.  He's not too aggressive, and is sort of a happy go lucky kid.  But he's SO big, often he doesn't have anyone to wrestle at meets.

Today he had 1 challenger in his bracket, in a real, double elimination tournament.  So... those 2 guys... best 2 out of 3.  Ben won on a tech fall in the first match.  17-2.  In the 2nd match he was winning 14-0, when he finally managed to pin the kid.

So... my little buddy won his first REAL tournament today.  I am pretty proud, even though I know he didn't wrestle very well.  

Here is the happy champion.



Jabba

[POPS 57]

Good looking boy great smile. As far as looking in threads. I know how to bypass the ones that i don't like. But i never pass one about someones family. I love motorcycles but i have other interests also. Like family & friends hunting,fishing anything with a motor on it and general hell raising. 

[Stanley Steamer]

 

[Whooray]

Congratulations to you and your Champion Son! Great job 

[FLAVALK]

Excellent! Wrestling is a fun sport.

[old2soon]

You got a right to be proud. Enjoy it while you can cause afore ya knows it-dad can i have the keys to yer Phatt Lady!!  RIDE SAFE.

[wiggydotcom]

Congrats to both of you, Jabba...to your Son for his performance- and to you for being an active father in his life. It makes a difference!

[donaldcc]

  Nice to be proud of your children.   They can be such a joy!

[Oss]

Jabba I think you never regret having spent time with your kids

you are making great memories with him

[Willow]

Jabba, I mean this with all respect.  I don't mean it to disparage anyone.

So many of us grow up saying we're not going to do what our parents did and then one day we catch ourselves doing exactly what we swore we wouldn't.

You, my friend, have turned the pattern around.  He looks to be a great kid and you're the kind of dad that more little boys should have.      

[Phil57]

Thanks for sharing. Wrestling is a great sport and a fast way for a kid to build self discipline. He looks like he has a bright future. Keep us posted. I do miss those 10 hour Saturday meets.

[Jabba]

Thanks guys.  Ben and I spend a lot of time together.  He gets a lot of time with my brother too.  Uncle Steve lives with us, and sort of just does odd jobs out in the community.  He helps me with my side business some, and does a lot of the chores around the house.  He gets Ben up for school, feeds him breakfast, and takes him to school.  Then picks him up most days as well.  He also does a lot of the crap chores around the house that so consume a lot of us when we get home from work.  Having a lot of that already done... allows me to hang with Ben a lot more than I otherwise could.  BDog really is a nice kid.  I say that because he has the physical abilities to be be a real SOB.  He really likes everyone, and has lots of friends.  His teachers tell me all the time how sweet is is toward everyone in class.  Lori and Steve think I am too hard on him sometimes.  That I expect too much from him, and they sometimes give me the evil eye when I demand that he do what he's told, in a timely manner.  I always disliked the reason for "why do I have to do that?" was "because I said so." I try VERY hard to tell Ben WHY I want him to do something.  WHY it's a bad idea or dangerous.  I am also more willing to let him fall on his face and learn things the hard way.  Both Lori and Steve will not allow him to do something that could EASILY end up with a skinned knee or busted lip.  I usually tell him that that is a likely scenario, and then allow him to do it anyway.  I understand boys... we learn stuff thru failure.  We don't learn to learn thru OTHER PEOPLES failures until we're about 30.  If I am going ANYWHERE he wants to go.  He wants to help. 

I am extremely proud of the person he is.  It's my JOB to instill those values.  And referencing the gun control thread that has fallen off the page, I can only raise MY kids.  Not someone else's.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Willow.  Everyone else too.  I didn't have Ben until Lori and I had already been married 16 years, and we were 38 years old.  I know I am a better Dad now, than I would have been 20 years ago.





Jabba

[HayHauler]

You got a right to be proud. Enjoy it while you can cause afore ya knows it-dad can i have the keys to yer Phatt Lady!!  RIDE SAFE.

one BiG +1!!!

Hay
Jimmyt

[MacDragon]

Great job!  Glad he has the opportunity for his dad to participate by being there for him.  I'm sure he's a proud son too.

[T-Bird]

Thanks for sharing John,
Wrestling has gotten to be a big sport around here, out of the 3 high schools we have several state champs every year. I have only gone to matches over the years for my sons. My kids went to westling camps when they were about Ben's age, and I think it really helped them develope their technique by the time they were in high school. It definitely is a sport to start young.
I hope my schedule of coming to Greenwood area will someday coincide with his matches, I would like to come watch.

[Jabba]

I hope my schedule of coming to Greenwood area will someday coincide with his matches, I would like to come watch.

Hell T-Bird, I'd be tickled if you'd come over and let me burn you a steak and drink a few beers.  And you KNOW I got an extra Valk for you to ride, if'n your up here in the cage.

Seriously though... Elementary wrestling meets are really boring.  They usually take 4 hours or more, and MAYBE Ben gets 2 or 3 matches, that last for 5 minutes...  then more waiting around truing to keep Ben from knocking the walls down.  I need to get him something to play with while he's waiting.  He's just not as into watching the other matches as I am.

Jabba

[R J]

I loved wrestling in high school.     Almost won the State Championship as a Senior.      The kid who won and I were sweating like dogs.    I went to make a take down,  score was 5-5, and my foot slipped in the sweat on the floor.   I ended up getting pinned as I didn't recover like I was taught.

Here in Iowa, we have 3 girls in Wrestling and let me tell ya, the boys hate it when they have to wrestle them.    One especially as her dad is a wrestling coach.    She won her weight class last year at the Wrestling Tournament.

I have 2 grandsons who are wrestling.      These kids have been in the weight room mucho too often in my eyes, but as long as they can win, so be it, grandpa ain't saying a word, except for,  Go get em boys.

The funny part about Noah getting into wrestling.     Some boys chased him home from school a few times.    One night they caught him and gave him a hell of a black eye.

He was living with us at the time.   Also I probably shouldn't have done what I did, but I felt he needed to learn how to protect himself.

He came running in the house, crying and holding a handkerchief to his nose.
Asked him what happened, he said so and so chased him home and did a thumpin on him.       

I asked who he thought could give him the worst beating, that kid or me.   He said you, I said okay, ya best go take care of business.

He went out, I staid in the house and watched Noah just kick he living crap out of the kid.    I ended up pulling my grandson off.   The kid got up and took off for home.    About 30 minutes later here came a squad car, the kid and his parents.   They wanted my arse in jail for instigating a fight.

The Police questioned Noah, he told him like it was and the Police told them to go home and take care of your son.    Then they told daddy they could arrest him and put him in the Detention Hall for starting a fight by chasing Noah home.

Those 2 kids later became the best of friends.    If ya saw one, the other one wasn't too far away.    About 14 months ago, the plant where his dad worked closed down.    He got a transfer to Texas or New Mexico.    The boys still contact one another every so often.

Was grandpa too harsh on him, I don't think so, at least neither one of them will be getting a gun and blowing hell out of people.    Both have respect for others now.

[Jabba]

RJ, there is too much namby pamby, tuck and run and go tell a teacher in schools IMO.  In fact, Ben was at practice just the other night, and all the adults were a little distracted with something else.  His practice partner got him in a choke, and it shook him up a little.  He was crying and and I asked him if he was hurt.  No... so I told him to get back to wrestling.  He wanted to wait a while.  I told him we could go home, and I'd get him a skirt.  No... So I gave him the choice... home and a skirt, or back on the mat.  He chose the mat.  Then had a few minutes of bezerker rage where he threw the other kid around like a doll.  The other kkids Dad came and asked me.. "Did Easton choke Ben?"  I said I didn't see it, but Ben said so... His Dad just allowed Ben to POUND Easton for several minutes.  They both learned something. Ben learned that there is NOT always someone around to go crying to to save you, and he learned that he CAN take care of his own business.  Easton learned that when you pull something chicken crap on someone... you might have to take an ass kicking as a result.  He also learned that while he can sort of run over Ben when they are practicing, (Ben is 5, Easton is 7) that he can NOT deal with B-Dog when he's pissed off.  And he'd be better off not pissing him off.   

Jabba

[R J]

Yupper, these kids learn quick if Mommy and Daddy stay out of it.    Daddy can give the son guidance, but the son will have to have enough confidence to kick ass.