I held my son's hand until the teacher asked all the parents to leave (oh please, I thought, not yet). My legs felt like lead as I drug myself to the door. My eyes moistened. My throat tightened. Like most Moms, I felt pretty anxious about school. How could he already be in Kindergarten? What [...]
For the record, my husband and I staged the picture above with our nephew a few years ago, as a joke. But for some, youth sports are no laughing matter.As a veteran sports mom and a coach's wife, I’ve witnessed some extreme ballpark behavior: coaches throwing pens, clipboards and hats. Tearful mothers screaming at the [...]
His words were ugly and personal and even though I knew better, I let him get to me.I’ll call the guy “Dwight” (because he kind of reminds me of “Dwight” on The Office).Dwight’s face flushed beet red.His eyes bulged out like an insect’s. He stomped around my office, yelling and pointing his finger. At me.I [...]