12/16/22 Listen To Momma? (Part 1 of 2)

     Mijo might not have liked the advice in the moment, but he liked the results.  Last weekend, the Cougars were wrestling in San Antonio at the Russ Pederson Open and getting there was just not a good time.  If there ever was a comparison of what preparation does to a person, this was it.  First off, Wife has become obsessed with having Mijo's hair braided to keep it out of his face the past two years.  We have seen the effects of him trying to wrestle with it somewhat loose and not that the guys go for it, but just the way they grab at each other, leaves his hair a mess.  Any time, it gets jumbled up and, in his face, it seems to get in his mouth and that by itself makes him gag, which causes him to lose focus.

    We are not friendly with the aunt of the kid who always shows up with his hair tightly braided and Wife asked how much she would charge, to which she said she couldn't, she loves the boys and if this helps, she is happy to do it.  Back to last week, she did do it, but because she had to go to a rosary reading with her mom, she was not available to do it until the night before around 9:00pm.  This quickly turned into 10:00pm, and she does live a few miles away.  Add in that she has a couple of daughters, and I had a couple of boys, and it quickly turned into a party.  We didn't leave her house until after midnight, and the boys slept maybe 3 hours, since they had to be at school by 5:00am to catch the bus.  Add in a slight cold Mijo picked up, then he sprained his wrist and it amounted to his worst outing ever.

    None of the wrestlers did that well, to tell the truth.  Between all the boys, there was one win, from one of the new wrestlers.  Mijo himself went 0-2, meaning he lost both matches he had and was out.  Most tournaments are double elimination, so as soon as you lose twice, you are out of the bracket.  Once Mijo was out, he was looking for the door, even his gf didn't do well, she has also been bothered by back problems, which have interfered with her effectiveness.  Needless to say, the coach was bothered because we left as soon as everyone riding with me was out, I took like 5 wrestlers home, including both captains.  Normally, Mijo sticks around to the end to cheer others on, but he is still invested in the tournament because he is still fighting.

    I was worried Mijo was done fighting like a beast and that his edge was gone, but it turns out it was more to do with being a little sick and not having enough sleep.  He did so much better this weekend.