A Soccer Mom Speaks Out

  1. Star says:

    >I love your characterizations of the parents. This is why I was glad my girls didn’t get really heavily involved in organized sports as they got older. I went to a softball game once where a father berated his daughter in front of everyone for running like a girl! Michele sent me.

  2. yellojkt says:

    >The personality types are hilarious. I think I have met all of them. I was a soccer dad for only one season. My tour of duty was four years as assistant den leader. That’s the lowest leader rank you can have in Scouts and still get to wear the snazzy uniforms. Now I’m a Band Booster. Another thing I never ever imagined being. No one warns you or if they do, I didn’t listen.

  3. yellojkt says:

    >oh, and michele sent me. I always forget that part.

  4. MommaK says:

    >This post was right up my alley…esp. since I am a NautralBlondeGhostCoach 😉 I scream my fool head off and I do know more than the coach sometimes. I do not gossip because I am only there to watch the game. I pace back and forth, I only sit at half time, I scream and I totally tear up when she scores. Ahhhhh, soccer season is the best! Great post Lucinda:)

  5. >MommaK, you sound just like my husband!

  6. Masked Mom says:

    >My sister and brother were on opposing Little League teams one year. The games they played against each other were the best–in terms of how entertaining my mother was in the stands. The greatest was the pop fly my brother hit, that my sister caught. My mom was yelling, “Catch that ball! No!! Don’t catch that ball!” I’m surprised she wasn’t hauled off in a straitjacket.

  7. jak says:

    >Lucinda-I left you a note over on my site- glad you stopped by!!!This post is so right on!- I think my husband and I are the only two parents who don’t scream out- My jim-because he is mellow and calm- just being himself- me- because I’m afriad that once I started- I would not stop-plus both of my kids have told us- “we can’t really understand what the growns are saying, all it sounds like is yelling and then we can’t hear our coach”-my kids-just telling it like it is-my Jilly bean-takes her soccer seriously! -stalk back over to my place-please!!:)

  8. Crazy MomCat says:

    >Atta, girl! Give ’em hell in those stands! One more personality type–the parent who keeps stats for his or her kid like they’re going to be in the Olympics that year or something. And, then they’ll make sure to comment if your kids stats are down in an area, but in a “constructive” way…I tried to find myself in those characteristics, and I couldn’t. So, i guess that is good. I am a pretty vocal cheerleader though, for all the kids, which might get annoying. And I care WAY too much if my kid does well or not. He picks up on that and then has performance anxiety, much like I did as a kid. So, this year with T-ball I let it all go, and both he and I had WAY more fun because of it! I plan to do the same for soccer this season.Oh, and damn don’t those shin guards STINK! My son is only 6 and his are unbearable!

  9. MistressMary says:

    >I see now what I missed. My girls never played a team sport.

  10. exMI says:

    >Don’t know soccer moms, but I have dealt with “Fencing Moms”. they are a similar breed. but there is no team, os it really is all ablout Junior.

  11. Vanessa says:

    >I loved this post. I am a softball/basketball/baseball/volleyball aunt because my niece and nephew do it ALL and I’m childless and they are my substitue children. I witness these types of parents all the time. They are sad. And nuts. And I want to punch them.

  12. Carmi says:

    >You’ve cut to the core of the issue with surgical, rapier-like precision. Thanks from all parents – soccer and non-soccer alike – who have suffered in silence up until now.Michele sent me. How lucky I am that she did, as your blog is a joy to read.

  13. >hey thanks for dropping by my blog earlier. i’ve been a soccer mom three times now, to me, team sports are a huge part of kids growing up, it’s something my husband and i have encouraged our kids to do. i’m not a screamer, or a gossiper, i’m there to watch my kids. i even stay for the practices, too many parents think that the coach at the practice is there as a babysitter, they don’t realize that when their kid gets hurt at practice, which does happen, practice just ended as the coach now has to sit with their injured child until they return.

  14. kenju says:

    >Lucinda, thanks for the comment in ref. to my church. You are absolutely correct, of course, and you put it so well. Thanks!

  15. -xtessa- says:

    >LOL! interesting post… i wonder if i’ll become a soccer mom?!;) i’d be the Clueless Mom who knows nothing abour sports. heehee!thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a wonderful comment.;) much appreciated.

  16. >Well, I’d love to sit in the stands with any of you. Anyway, you’re all a different breed- you’re the ones looking around the whole time for something to blog about!

  17. Raehan says:

    >”The fastest white guy, anyway.”Thanks for making me laugh. Shoe scramble, huh? I wish you lived next door to me, because I know we’d get along.

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