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Wheel of Disappointment
Wondering if any of you sports mom’s can relate, I feel like we are always letting someone down. My boys each play three sports, since they are young, we don’t feel like they should have to choose or specialize yet. Sports don’t stay in their lane anymore. “Travel” baseball teams used to be a summer…
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Real Talk from a Real (Sports) Mom
I’m 43 years old and honestly, this past year and a half has been one for the books. This season of life I find myself putting all my energy into my family/kids and their activities and life, which is a priority for me, but what about ME?! I finally reached my tipping point when I…
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Why You Need an Elite Team of Moms
Part II How to find your “Team.” It’s not like we have a ton of time to devote to the idea of building a mom lineup, but here are some ideas to consider: Ditch Judgment – (this puts a dent in my sarcastic soul) – Sometimes we get busy comparing and making assumptions about others.…
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Why You Need an Elite Team of Moms
PART I Moms matter! Finding our own team, squad or tribe matters too. Raising athletes and trying to keep our shit together can be lonely and feel mega-competitive in this dog-eat-dog world of youth sports. We can feel judged, inadequate and exhausted. Some days we are just trying to survive. Our days, nights and weekends…
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The Winner’s Circle
I grew up playing sports … a lot of them. I always wanted to win in whatever I was doing. Now that I’m a parent and raising my children, I want them to win, too. Some may think my rationale is “wrong” or “too much pressure” for a kid, but ultimately isn’t winning what we…
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My Boys are Savages…to Each Other
Mom of three boys here (13,11,10) and they are seriously straight assholes to each other …. I’m hoping someone else out there can relate? Siblings fight and I get that but dang, I’m breaking up verbal and physical spats left and right! Just a bit more background, they all play hockey, baseball and football. The…
