Thought for the Day
My son grew up with absolutely no interest in conventional sporting endeavors like baseball, football, soccer or hockey. I distinctly remember him coming home to describe a football practice activity that left him perplexed. It was called, "bull in the ring". The objective was for one of the players to take control of the football, enter an area and attempt to prevent all of the other players on the team from wrenching the ball from him. He felt the coaching staff and players who participated in this activity must be brain dead. He was resolute in his opinion and unable to convince the coaching staff of the senselessness of the activity decided to quit the team. It was a good choice for him. He was not born to be a negotiator, he firmly believed in his inalienable right to rule.
His passionate belief in his Royal Heritage would not sit well with outsiders and his sisters. His parents wavered on the subject depending on how much entertainment value it had versus the obstructive qualities inherent in such a stance. It had little commerce with his peers, so to speak or other card carrying adults with an idea of superiority based solely on age based bias. I knew it could become a devilish problem early on and he had yet to turn three. And, I still believed I was in charge.
Herb Ratliff, November 8, 2011, All Rights Reserved
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