You can never have too many drumsticks

The light music life of my clumsy eldest son

My eldest son is in the light music club and plays the drums.
Having finally started to enjoy his youth after entering university, he is completely captivated by the drums.

The reason he became awakened to the drums is largely because we had an electronic drum kit at home, so it might have been inevitable given his environment.
After all, his mom is a former drummer, and he used to watch me play sometimes😊

What ignited what had been imprinted in his subconscious was a performance by the light music club he saw in the plaza after the entrance ceremony.

My eldest son had always been interested in music.
His eyes went wide at the sight of his first live performance (which was actually quite good!), and he immediately decided to join the light music club.

Having spent his student life struggling—mostly truant in middle school and just barely managing to attend high school—he naturally had no experience with club activities.
Entering university and suddenly being in an environment where he had to interact with upperclassmen from other grades, there was a time he struggled with how to bridge the distance.

However, after a month or two, he found an upperclassman he admired.
A third-year student who also plays the drums.
He admires the senior's playing style, as well as his hairstyle and fashion.
He even started saying he wanted a long coat just like that senior's😊

Finding something to pour yourself into

In the light music club, several bands are formed for upcoming live performances.
For a live show in late March, my eldest son practiced every day on the electronic drums at home and ended up breaking a drumstick.
I mean, it's not even a metal cymbal, how do you break one?

#MustBeCrazy
#WhatAreYouTalkingAboutSuperStrength

That just goes to show how seriously he was practicing.
(I didn't say, 'Hey, those are my sticks!', so I'm proud of myself😊)

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The big day finally arrives

I received a LINE message from my eldest son after the performance.
“I’m getting so much praise, I can’t stop grinning.”

Even from that senior he admires,
“Your growth since the school festival is insane!”
“Your 16-beat is really good!”
He was apparently praised by them, and other seniors even stopped him to give him compliments.

My eldest son has come this far without having the student life he wanted.
When he was at his lowest in the fourth grade, I never dreamed a timeline like this would come to pass...
And my eldest son himself is the most surprised of all.

Finding something to pour himself into,
and grabbing hold of the “now” was all my eldest son’s doing.

You can grin as much as you want.
You can be as excited as you want😊

And then, at this very moment, I was cleaning the house and found the stick case I used to use!
Inside were the thick sticks I used back then (since I was into metal(lol)) and some brand-new, slightly thinner sticks too!
Since he happened to be looking for a stick case, I gave him the whole thing(lol).

I really hope he uses them until they fall apart!
They are sticks from about 25 years ago, but I’m happy to see them come back to life, and I’m happy that my eldest son is so delighted.

And above all, I would be happiest if he could get so absorbed in playing that he breaks these sticks too.

#WhatAreYouTalkingAbout
#YouCanNeverHaveTooMany

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