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Eight Things I Do To Manage Five Kids In Three Different Sports

September 11, 2017 by not your average mom 4 Comments

The madness has officially begun. School is back in session, the falls sports have started, and swim team is in full swing. I know I’m not the only one officially entering madness. Last week I shared this picture (via sportsmomshop.com)on the Facebook page, and it got a pretty big response. And a reader left this comment: […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Timesavers Tagged With: after school, baseball, chaos, coach, cross country, madness, school nights, soccer, sports, swim team, swimming, time management

A Bright Spot Amidst The Bullsh*t

May 23, 2017 by not your average mom 2 Comments

The past week has been, how shall I put this… fucking shitty. So I’m just going to take a moment to shamelessly brag because hidden in the bullshit there have been a couple of memorable moments. Good memorable moments. This past weekend we had a swim meet. Numbers 3, 4, 5, and 7 swam in […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: coach, experience, Number 7, proud mom, swim meet

Our Job As Sports Parents

April 5, 2017 by not your average mom 3 Comments

I have been involved in the sport of swimming since I was ten years old. I swam for a small club team when I started, moved to a very competitive Y team in middle school, swam varsity all four years of high school, and swam for a Division I team in college where I was […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: baseball, baseball moms, bleachers, cheering, coach, parenting athletes, parents, sidelines, soccer moms, sports, support, swim moms, swimming, teammates

I Hope Dreams Really Do Come True

March 14, 2017 by not your average mom 5 Comments

As many of you know, Number 4 is a pretty good swimmer. She’s got lots of natural talent, plus a body that was made for the sport. That’s part of the reason she’s a good swimmer. But the bigger part is that she also loves it. Last night as we were driving home from practice, […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: coach, meet, Number 4, swim team, swimmer, swimming, zones

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