~sigh~ Jr. never had that from my dad tho. He died while I was in college. And my step-dad is just weird.
I gotta go, jedis are getting up, time to start school.
I do wanna say that I'm proud of you for how you are handling this. 20 years from now, it won't really matter that he didn't play football, but how you treat him and respond to this will. He'll never forget it.
I'm sure that by the time Jr has his own children, he will have reached that point in his life where he realizes and appreciates the sacrifices you made.
You're a terrific dad, Corin. It's inevitable that Jr will recognize how lucky he is to have you and the Mrs as parents.