middle-boy shockey's first byline

he's the 15-year-old i wish i was. on the jv football and lacrosse teams. oozes personality. very good-looking, thanks to mrs. shockey's gene pool.

today he brought home his first by-lined story for the school paper. led the front page. darn well-written.

of course, our last name was misspelled, so he'll hear about it from his buds tomorrow. at least they got it right in the "staff box" on page 2.

i asked him how it felt to see his piece in print. "pretty awesome," he said.

sure hope he doesn't get hooked. but how can i not be proud?

 

i would ground my child if they even hinted they wanted to be in this business

 

Yeah, dude ... gotta get him off that train to nowhere and quick!

 

Congrats, shockey...you must be so proud. He's proud of you too if he's choosing to follow your path. Very cool!

 

That is great shockey, congrats.

 

Like father, like son. Too cool, shock.

 

Shockey misspells his name in print too? ;D

 

Congrats Shockey!

 

Yeah, isn't that borderline child abuse?

 

thanks to most of you! appreciate it.

to those who understandably cringe and scream: "run away, son," not to worry. i don't believe he has any designs on making a career of this. he's seen the financial distress his parents are always in.

but it is indeed a humbling moment in parenthood to see the young man show some writing ability and in essence acknowledge his old man's had a pretty darn good life.

 

Just steer him away from the dying (?) institution you work for that I once worked for. He can do better than that.

 

There's nothing like the thrill of seeing your name in a byline.

Sadly, that won't be for long.