He Almost Quit Bandcamp… And Lowkey, So Did I!

🥁 He Almost Quit Band Camp… and Lowkey, So Did I

Sometimes your own advice is the reminder you didn’t know you needed.

My son just started band camp this week. And this year, he’s not just playing… he’s leading. Drum major. Big dog status. The one in front. The example.

Yesterday was Day 1, and when he got in the car after practice, baby…

He looked like he’d been running from the Georgia sun and adult responsibilities all day.

He said, “Today almost made me rethink everything.”

I said, “Wait—you don’t want to be drum major anymore??”

And he hit me with the most honest 16-year-old answer ever:

“I’m just so tired. It was a lot. I’m part of leadership now… it’s a lot. But I’m gonna hang in there.”

And without even thinking I said:

“Yeah… because imagine going through all those years to get to this point… and then giving up.”

Then I sat there in that driver’s seat like,

“Well damn, Lo… was that for him or was that for you?”

💭 The Truth Is…

That moment convicted me.

Because lately I’ve been feeling the same way — tired, overwhelmed, questioning everything I asked for, prayed for, and worked hard to build.

The blog. The business. The house. The healing.

It’s beautiful… and it’s a lot.

Sometimes I wanna quit the very things I once begged God to give me.

💡 The Lesson I Needed to Hear (From My Own Mouth)

That little car conversation reminded me:

• Growth is heavy sometimes.

• Leadership comes with weight.

• Responsibility doesn’t mean you’re weak when you’re tired.

But what you don’t do… is quit.

Not after all the days, years, and tears it took to get here.

Not when you’re this close to becoming the version of yourself you used to dream about.

✨ Final Word from Auntie Lo:

If you’re tired, rest.

If you’re unsure, regroup.

But don’t give up on what you know is in you just because it got hard.

Some days, your own advice will put its hand on your shoulder and say,

“Yeah… you’re tired. But you didn’t come this far just to fold.”

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What’s something you wanted to quit but decided to keep going anyway?