OVERHEARD AT SOCCER

My U12 soccer team is mostly middle school boys.  I guess you could say it's my boys small group.  I love to clown with them and challenge them to give me their best all at the same time.   Today I had a few conversations at practice I thought I'd share.

Before practice, while one early kid was there with me I had the following conversation:

Me: How was school?

Kid: Boring.

Me: Why was it boring?

Kid: We do english for like 2 hours and then math for like an hour and then science for like 3 minutes and science is my favorite subject.

Me: Has it been like this for long?

Kid: No, it just got worse lately.

Me: Well, maybe it will get better.

Kid: Probably not, I've been going to this school forever.

Me: What school is it?

Kid: Such and such Christian School.

Me: Is it at a church? 

Kid: Yes, it's at such and such baptist church, my dad is the pastor there.

Me: Oh, was your dad at our game on Saturday.

Kid: No, my dad is always gone.

Me: Oh, how often do you see your dad?

Kid: About one week a month.  He travels a lot preaching.

Me: Oh.... (note to self, don't tell this kid I'm a pastor)

Later, after we ran a lap.... this announcement from another kid.

Kid: I'm sorry if I'm a little down today.  School started today and I have to take my pill and I can't have any sugar either.

Me: Oh... (note to self, this kid is on downer drugs.  I'm slipping him a candy bar at practice so he can run)