Synopsis
Being a parent is a job that requires plenty of hard work, and that’s definitely the case if you're raising sporty kids. Far from vegging out in front of a screen, you’ll be struggling to drag your kids home from the playing field. Here are a few ways to see whether you fit into the sporty family category (Spoiler Alert: if you’re reading this, you probably do).
All families are different, but families with sporty kids have a lot in common. Here are a few ways you know you belong to the category of parents who are raising the next generation of athletic all-stars.
You know you’ve got sporty kids when…
- Your washing machine gets less sleep than you do (and that’s saying something).
- The sight of mud leaves you feeling happy; you're confident that your kids had an awesome time immersing themselves on the field.
- You bought your car because it could fit as many of your kids’ teammates (and equipment) as possible. Your only goal was to join the carpool crew.
- Your car trunk always contains a (pretty impressive) first aid kit, carrier bags, wipes, and a mountain of clothes/gear.
- All social and family events are planned around the team schedule.
- On the rare occasions you get a weekend free of games, you book a family ticket to go and watch professional games.
- The police would assume you had robbed a sports store if they were to stop and search your vehicle.
- You spend the majority of your day driving kids to and from sports games, and you love it.
- Somewhere in your house is a room that looks pretty similar to a sports locker room. It’s probably your living room, but it’s likely that not much “living” gets done in there.
- You know exactly how to eliminate the toughest grass stains and odors.
- You spend more time stocking and emptying your child’s equipment bag then their school book bag.
- All of your free time is devoted to the game, either cheering on the sidelines, playing friendly games with your kid, or following your favorite professional team in the league.
- Someone buys you a soccer parent bumper sticker and you proudly display it on your car.
- The rare occasions you leave the house without the kids, it’s usually to attend (or organize) a fundraiser so the team can buy new uniforms.
- You always have at least two healthy and high energy snacks for each of your sports-loving children with you and in your car. Energy bar, anyone?
- You have a very strict pre-game ritual that you feel brings your kids luck, though you’d never admit it to them.
- You get genuinely excited and passionate about every sporting event. If your kids love it, you love it.
- You worship the coach even more than your kids do.
- Birthday parties inevitably revolve around sports. And, of course, you make sure there is always a sports themed birthday cake decorated with candles for your future professional athlete.
- Your first aid kit contains every kind of joint support possible, and they get plenty of use.
- A cold compress is a permanent fixture in your fridge.
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