This year, Braedyn is stuck at home doing distance learning along with most public school students in North Carolina.
Luckily he is a good student and has been doing great. It has worked for him. The announcement came out they could return to school at the end of March. The school board thought it was a good idea to bring back freshman and sophomores first in January. Then they would bring Juniors and Seniors back in March. That makes completely no sense at all but our board never does. So that is only par for the course. March, what's the point...He'll only have three months left. I hate that for him and I hate that he feels that way. He loves school and he misses his friends. But to go back to a "jail" would not be ideal. The rules and expectations of the students seem more like a jail then school. He can still participate in sports and distance learn so that his is choice. The thing that makes me sad is he has missed out on an important year in High School. It's an important year for your academics to buckle down and start thinking about your future. That is hard to do everyday when you roll out of bed when your alarm clock goes off and log into a virtual classroom. It's like groundhog day everyday. Same thing...
He has missed out on things that high school juniors should have fond memories of looking back... but he had no homecoming, no prom, no pep rallies, and no classroom shenanigans, memories and new friendships. His baseball season was cut short which was a blessing in disguise because he was injured. Now he had a whole year to recover and prepare. I am excited to see what this year has to bring. Hopefully his baseball season will remain intact this spring. This year was the year of college planning and I have been thrown a curveball with that. It is a year to enjoy before your last. All of sudden he will be a senior. I have to say I am sad he missed out on things like that but I have gotten to have a whole year with him at home which I will always treasure. You cannot get that time back and he will be gone soon. We have been talking about his future a lot and thankful for this time to be able to that! He isn't in school so the things that maybe would be talked about with his counselors and figuring things out are not available right now. This would have been the year he started doing that. It has kind of fallen into our laps and I have been help him navigate things.
He has been working out with his brother while he is home and taking baseball more serious. He has realized he could play in college if he really wants to. Obviously, he doesn't have hopes of going Division 1 or I don't think he ever really wanted to go to a major large University. He has started to think of how he'd like to go to a really good smaller school with a decent baseball program and wants to play ball in college. Some kids just know what they want to do from a young age and it never changes. Cooper has had the same dream since he was a little boy but Braedyn is different. He was a late bloomer and a smaller kid. He has always been a good baseball player and he needed to grow. He will never be a 6 foot kid but he plays like it. I am enjoying him getting excited about his future and researching colleges and programs and possible majors he might pursue. I think he finally has connected with someone who will help him achieve these things. Someone who believes in him and can help him through this new process. Looks like we will be playing a lot of baseball this summer...
I have seen him grow into this confident, smart, funny, and mature young man. He makes me very proud. I am proud to be his mom.
This is an exciting time for him and I am glad I get to be along for the ride.
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