The perks of being the mom of a boy
My title is a bit misleading, as there are many, many perks of being the mom of a boy. AJ gets absurdly and righteously angry when he hears that I cried when I found out I was having a boy and not for happy reasons. Look, in my defense, I was young and ...
Children and Compassion
I was reading an article recently that was discussing a study showing results indicating that babies have a strong sense of fairness and altruistic features. While I don't know if I agree with the results, as I've read reactions citing that altruistic reactions could also be due to other factors and there is no ...
Coaches as role models
Down at the little baseball diamond, the parents of little league players sit through most weather conditions on steel bleachers that are excruciatingly hot in the summer, freezing cold on those fall and spring evenings and when it rains? They can collect puddles with the best buckets made. We frequently trade stories ...
Integrity after the Nashville flood
When Nashville was flooded at the end of April last year, it shook the community. Strangely enough, Nashville didn't get much national media coverage, nor did we receive very much financial assistance from outside sources. Celebrities outside of Nashville didn't rush to hold telethons to help us nor did the President rush in ...
C’mon, BLUE!
Dear umpires,
I know that you put up with a lot of junk from angry parents and unhappy children. You work in hot weather and have to wear nasty padding and risk overheating a lot of the time. You chance being hit by balls or bats or even flying little bodies on a regular ...
Letter to the opposing coach
Dear opposing team VOLUNTEER DAD coach,
Last night, as I sat in the rain to watch my 9-year-old play, after my full day of practicum and class, I watched you make a donkey of yourself. You made me really angry, so what I am about to say is probably going to shock you and several ...