To boy: Wrestling is a great escape vehicle when things arenot going well in your life, but in the long run, I would encourage you to got involved with more things-- perhaps some more socailly oriented activity at school, or you church, or community. see your counseler at school about your future at college, it would appear that you are a very good wrestler as you have been very close to a state title apparently, but wrestling scholarships are very
difficult to come by, and life often offers a wide range of possibilities if you don't put all
your eggs in one basket. I am sorry that your home life is so fractured right now but it is up to you to see past that and develop a healthy respect for your potential. you seem to have
tools to become a well rounded young man, and
I wish sincerely that you may enjoy your successes and visualize that a limited succes is not a faiure.
To Swayze: I am truly sorry for your loss, and hope that you adapt and perservere.