Journal entry 2: December 4th
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In two days my mother and I are suppossed to give Wallace Brady an answer about whether I can play for the Mud Puppies. Today, before I went to my shift at the movie theatre, my mother and I discussed the pros and cons of accepting this offer. The pros are obvious, all our financial problems could be solved. The paychecks would be 25,000 dollars a week for 40 weeks, or one million dollars in less than one year. Even after taxes, that's enough to be debt free, put some aside, and have some fun along the way. And I could take my mother and grandmother to a nice neighborhood like they deserve, where they could drink water without worrying that they'll suffer brain damage. I would still have a job to do, but one that's a lot more fun than sweeping up popcorn. And all the sights I would get to see while traveling around the country. The downsides would be that, as a professional player, I would forever be ineligible to play college ball or for the Olympics. That would suck, but I could still go to college, and I wouldn't have to worry about student debt. I think my mother's main concern is I would fall behind in my studies, or that I would spend too much. But I'm willing to finish my sophmore year online and start my junior year online. My mother seems more accepting of this if I make a schedule and a budget and stick to it. The main downside would be that I wouldn't be around her, my grandmother, Mary or Benny. But I would Skype them, and we would talk. I still need parental permission since I'm only 16, but she knows I'm responsible. She promised to have an answer tomorrow, and we'll call Wallace Brady together. Fingers crossed.