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For the most part they were

understanding.

Timmy and my son didn’t do too

well in their first games, but we

continued to work, and they

continued to improve. As the season

went on, I hoped that Timmy’s

parents would come. I looked for

them at each game, but they weren’t

there. Timmy’s father said he didn’t

want to be embarrassed. But finally,

one day, I heard someone cheering

for Timmy and turned to see his

mother. She was surprised to see her

son chasing after the ball in the

outfield, even though he fell down a

few times. His throws were a bit

wild, but he threw.