As with most I am a parent who has endured poorly run tournaments, unfair refs, lopsided scores for and against our team, bad hotels and one too many Subway restaurants. I have come to the conclusion all of this is part of the "soccer journey". As my son gets to the half way point of his eligiblity I try to simply take the time to overlook the negatives and enjoy my son playing, watching him and the team get better every game and time spent with the other parents or what I call my "soccer family". Enjoy the beautiful game while you can for all too soon you will be out raking leaves or cutting grass on a Saturday morning.

Last edited by soccer63; 10/26/07 12:32 PM.