QC Family Focus: October 2014

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Your Mickle’s Worth by Mike Mickle Hello Everyone! Fall has fallen upon us. It’s time to dig out the sweaters, pack away the shorts and shop for Halloween costumes. Only one Mickle child will be dressing up in costume this year and even he is iffy. It’s hard to believe our youngest will turn 12 this month. Matt is the perfect Halloween baby. His sense of humor is terrifying. His cleaning habits are horrifying. In fact, I’ve been in haunted houses that were less frightening than his bedroom and when trying to wake him for school, he moves much like a zombie, only slower. I really try to be organized. I’m just not good at it. Matt is no help. This past month was a “not-so-shining” example of our preparedness. Case in point, Karen was working, Matt had football practice and Kate had a swim meet. Karen was going to be off work in time to make it to Kate’s meet but not early enough to get Matt to football. I receive all the emails from Matt’s coach. Big mistake. This particular evening was team picture night. We were instructed to make sure the boys were there on time, wearing their game jerseys and ready to take their photos so practice could begin promptly after the photo session. I had everything under control. I’d leave 10 minutes early, get Matt to practice, approximately 15 minutes from our house, make sure he smiled pretty for the camera, hop in the car and meet Karen at Kate’s swim meet another 15 minutes away from Matt’s practice and still have minutes to spare. Things were going like clock work. I had Matt’s water bottle filled, he had his gear and we left just a few minutes later than planned. We arrived at the field, I walked with him to find his coach and I was getting him in line to take photos when I heard another kid say, “Haha. Matt forgot his GAME jersey!” Yep, Matt was the only one on his team wearing his practice jersey. I’m standing there in panic, trying to figure out how I can teleport myself back home, knowing that’s my only hope of getting there and back in time for photos, when the coach says, “I have an extra jersey. Matt just won’t be the same number as usual.” If this had been Kyle five years ago, the different number of the jersey would have been a HUGE deal to me. With Matt, it was a minor inconvenience. Picture taken, heart rate returning to normal, I hopped in the car, drove to Kate’s swim meet, raced into the building, down the hall and into the pool area, to see Karen pointing to the pool, as Kate is getting OUT of the water. Ugh. I missed the first race. Fast forward two days later, I’m again in charge, Matt is dropped off at practice... sort of on time.. at least for our family. We get a text from the coach. Matt doesn’t have his mouth guard. Spectacular, I’m not happy, but at least I haven’t paid for braces yet. Five days later, heading back to football practice, I ask, “Matt, do you have everything you need?” 4 October 2014 - QC Family Focus “Yep” “You have your cleats, your water bottle AND your mouth guard?” Silence, followed by a scrambling through his football gear. “Oh crud.” “You forgot your mouth guard again didn’t you?” “No, I remembered to put it in my helmet.” “So, what did you forget?” “My helmet.” That conversation was quickly followed by the screeching of brakes, the driver (me) attempting to bang his head into the windshield, a trip back home to get the helmet with the mouth guard and arriving three minutes late for practice. Two days later, another swim meet, Matt gets to football on time, I arrive at the swim meet EARLY and Kyle is picking up his brother. Perfect, except Kyle arrived 7 minutes after everyone else had picked up their child and Matt was the only player left on the field with his coach standing with him. Double Ugh. There are days I feel like a Disney Dad. You know the type, that is always on the sitcoms. The well-meaning, good-natured guy that is a complete buffoon? Yep. That’s me. Still, I won’t give up and I’ve now learned to ask Matt many more questions. We don’t leave the driveway until a checklist of needed items has been completed. When I ask if he’s done with his homework and he says, “almost”, I ask for the definition of almost. Strangely enough, when he tells me he only has 30 minutes of reading, spelling sentences to complete, a math link and he needs to research a current event and write about it, I don’t consider that ALMOST done. Somehow, Matt does. Obviously, he gets this from his mother. Even with the frustrations, I can’t imagine life without our forgetful, tardy, blonde-haired, blue-eyed, Tasmanian devil. Have a great month, keep the kids safe during trick or treating and on a more serious note, be sure to check out our special section, The Dangers They Face. Our experts delve into some topics that are not fun to discuss, but very much a reality in today’s tween/teen world. As always, thanks for your support. Mike
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