That is such a nice thing to say, DirtDawg.
Thing is, writing online is so much different to handling rl stuff. In rl I would be staring at my shoes in response to your comment. I just wouldn't know what to say. I would feel warm and fuzzy though.
Big difference. I get it.
Warm and fuzzies are good, and reading in public is difficult.
My son had to do this last week, reciting a poem he wrote about child slavery in Africa (his work was amazing, actually!) which he HAD to present to the entire class as a part of the assignment. I practiced with him for four days, he had it down with no reason to check for the next line, Had him KNOW what to accent and what to pause for effect, showing gestures at certain places, he had it down and he sounded like MLK or some other famous speaker when we were done. It was amazing to see my son do this.
When it came time to do it in class, he froze and could not speak a word. He had to read it to his teacher alone for partial credit.
... but you still have my vote, kiddo.
