Being a sports parent is not for the faint of heart. The combination of supporting your children whom you love more than anything in the entire world, competition and being let loose in the wild kingdom of youth athletics is not always an easy task. Sometimes, it brings out the worst in us. Sometimes, we get caught up and lose sight of the big picture. It's ok. Luckily our kids forgive us quickly, and we can live and learn IF(and this is a big IF) we are willing to recognize when we are acting like a$$holes and take steps to make a change. :) So today, a short and sweet recount of just a … [Read more...]
Why I Said NO to Basketball This Year!
Our family loves sports. Our 4 girls have played and tried as many sports and taken as many classes as possible throughout their lives. We have had an Irish dancer, soccer players, softball players, ballerinas, basketball players, karate girls. We have two mathletes, another that loved drama. Oh - and lets not forget track meets (which have to be the most boring things to attend EVER) and cross country workouts all summer long! So yeah, we are well rounded. And the youngest kids have basically grown up being drug around all of Gods creation in their carseats with bottles and sippy … [Read more...]
Raising Good PEOPLE, Not Just SOFTBALL PLAYERS….
See - there is a reason we made this shirt! We all need to say I am sorry sometimes....and let's face it, sports make us CRAZY! <<<----- (Get yours today) Gah....You guys! Sometimes, we all forget in the heat of competition that WE are all examples for our children, on and off the field. This adulting thing is HARD!!!! Especially if you have a softball player, soccer player, volleyball, football, basketball player. Gymnast. You name it. Watching them compete is not easy, right? But we do have to remember that at the end of the day, no matter how many times we think … [Read more...]
