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Anxious Kid – 1 Anxiety – 0

December 11, 2019 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Two days ago I wrote this post about kids and anxiety. In that post, I used my little anxious buddy (with permission) as an example of how anxiety can really be misinterpreted as a behavior problem or a parenting problem. I didn’t really intend for the post to be only about my buddy, but rather […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Mental Health Tagged With: anxiety in kids, mental health, stress management, swim team, swimming

Number 7 Had Her Moment Today

October 19, 2019 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Number 7 has grown up on and around pool decks. Ever since she can remember, she’s been at a pool. Whether it’s being on deck while I coach practice, or watching her siblings swim, the pool has always been her second home. Naturally she joined the swim team as soon as she was allowed to. […]

Filed Under: Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: swim meets, swimming

More Life Lessons Through Swimming

March 18, 2019 by not your average mom 4 Comments

I’m sitting in the lobby right now, while Number 3 and 4 are in the pool warming up for the second night of finals at a four day swim meet. Last year I was at this same meet, losing my mind. COMPLETELY LOSING MY MIND. Last year I had little (to no) perspective. I was […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: age group swimming, competitive swimming, CT age group championships, perpsective, swim team, swimming

Life Lessons For My Boy And For Me

December 10, 2018 by not your average mom 2 Comments

I love swimming. I LOVE IT. I love it for so many reasons. I love it for the friends it has given me and for the places it has taken me. I love it for helping me discover what my strengths are — and also my weaknesses. I love it for teaching me to just […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Parenting Tagged With: life lessons, MIT, swim meets, swim team, swimming

Mom, I Don’t Think I Could Possibly Be Any Happier

August 4, 2018 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Those of you who have been around for a few years know that we are a pretty big swim family. I was a swimmer from the time I learned to swim until I graduated from college. I have been a coach in some capacity pretty much my entire adult life. Number 3 and 4 are […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: age group swimming, competitive sports and kids, putting pressure on kids, swimming

What I Learned At The Swim Meet Today

July 27, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I have been at this pool since 6:15 this morning. It is now 6:15 p.m. I have been here for 12 hours, and I have (hopefully only) 2 more hours to go. I’ll do the same thing tomorrow. And again on Sunday. It’s a three day meet, it’s trials in the morning and finals at […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Funny Stuff, Parenting Tagged With: perseverance, swim meets, swimming

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