Shibumi,
I want to thank you for your colorful and alway insightful posts on various topics over the years. I am a young soccer parent and have learned a great deal from your posts. I don't know you but my son knows "your kid" and she has been a great influence on him. She always stops to speak with him, ask him about his game, offer encouragement. Good luck to her in her future college and soccer career.
