Living in the Present, only Looking Forward

[Zues126]

Hey Coconut, thanks for sharing. I was in Tae Kwon Do for years and wrestled one season. While pool is my true calling I do find the wrestling and martial arts at the pinnacle of pure contests. I'm glad your son got to have those experiences.

Very sorry to hear about his diagnosis. That is a tough loss. Did he not know something was wrong before? I'm just surprised that he became district champion, now he's getting gassed in the second round (granted against a national champ!). Did his symptoms start escalating? I don't know much about these conditions. But it must be serious if it's ending his wrestling.

Maybe he could learn pool? No joke. Joe Rogan who commentates MMA was big into martial arts and then he got hurt when he was young, so he switched to pool. He talks about it a lot and there's a video of him running a nine ball rack. Your son might take to the game. It's a one on one battle, and unlike golf or bowling where you stay in your lane, you are directly playing against each other. You shoot from where I put you, and visa versa. There's a lot of 'grappling' in the defensive battles, there's training and refining technique, and in the end it is a test of mental control. I used to say pool is just mental arm wrestling, the game is played in your head, the pool table is just there so the spectators can see who's winning. Anyway, just my two cents.

Sorry you missed the escape room. Those are a blast. I did one with my kids. I finally got to use my ability to solve chess puzzles for a win! Maybe this could be a good chance to tell her you regret missing it and would love to try another puzzle room with her sometime?

Take care!