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Mommy, I’m Proud Of Myself

January 12, 2020 by not your average mom 4 Comments

Number 6 started wrestling in October 2019, about three months ago. It’s our first experience with the sport, and I thought it was going to really teach Number 6 a lot about hard work and perseverance and the importance of moving out of your comfort zone. And it has. But I think it may be […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Parenting Tagged With: parenting young athletes, wrestling, youth wrestling

Worth The Wait

December 8, 2019 by not your average mom 4 Comments

A couple days ago I wrote this post about Number 6 and his very first wrestling meet this past Thursday: It was a tough (but good) day for him. He only had one match, and he did a great job. Although he lost and was extremely emotional both during and after the match, he handled […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: perseverance, wrestling, youth wrestling

Evolution, Growth, and Self-Awareness

December 6, 2019 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Everyone knows we are a big swim family. We’ve done lots of baseball and basketball and cross country and track. We’ve done karate and we’ve done lacrosse and soccer. This year we added wrestling into the mix. Wrestling is new territory. And it’s no joke. I went to Lehigh University, and they have — or […]

Filed Under: Life at My House, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: discomfort, evolution, moving out of your comfort zone, wrestling, youth wrestling

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