oldunclehue
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- Jun 16, 2010
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Consider counseling. Seriously. The problem isn't hockey.
Really? Horrible take on this. I give Yukon all the praise in the world for how he is handling and discussing the situation. If you are not a hockey parent or involved in minor hockey this is FAR from the norm of how most hockey parents would go about the situation. I've been involved in hockey my whole life and seen dads and moms do some things I couldn't understand. I can understand it to a degree, you invest thousands of dollars, time, effort and your son/daughter seems indifferent to the sport or actually has no interest in it. Its a bit deflating.
Coming on here to speak to others and seek experience and understanding is a great thing to do, not many avenues to do that in the world.
At the end of the day Yukon, you made it through the season, tried outside thinking to see if anyone else had experience in how to grow a passion for the game in your son and now you have 6 months or more to guide your boy towards a sport he will have a passion for.
My 2011 boy is much like my wife....(she played NCAA), he LOVES the sport but doesn't outwardly show that passion, he is a calm and easygoing kid. Whereas I was and still am an excitable person who shows a lot of emotion. It took me a couple years to realize just because my son isn't bouncing off the walls excited to go to hockey doesn't mean he doesn't love the sport. Now he drags me to the rink at every opportunity to skate and I just tell him I'm proud of what he's doing.