Posted by TexasChic on January 18, 2009, at 0:10:33
In reply to I'm fine; upsetting for him but I'm doing well., posted by Kath on January 17, 2009, at 22:10:45
You know, that reminds me of a situation that happened to me many years ago. This elderly couple at church enjoyed having the youth group over to their house for hamburgers and games. They were just really sweet and the guy had a special recipe for burgers that was just unbelievable. So one night we were all supposed to go over there, and every one of us ended up backing out at the last minute. We all thought all of the others would be there, and our presence wouldn't be that missed. So there they were, these old people, that just wanted to entertain and feed us kids for the evening, with all these hamburgers and food, and nobody showed up! I feel bad about it to THIS DAY!!! But to make a long story short, this could be what happened with your son's friends. Everybody thought everybody else was going. But you're right, its just a part of life, and he has to learn on his own how to deal with it - you can't learn it for him. It sounds like overall it was a pretty good night though. If nothing else, he got in a good practice session before he has to play for a full house!
-T
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