Great stuff, as usual, Kirsten. I'm a generation ahead of you- 71- and as a coach, referee, father, and grandfather, I've seen a gradual erosion of parents' connection to reality. I love the time travel theme. It's about perspective, folks. Kids need love and acceptance, not to be marketed like that one lacrosse mom in your book did with her daughter, showing the coach X-rays of her daughter's wrist to impress him with how tall she was going to be. The words from your book that resonate with me are what you suggest parents should say to their kids after every game. "I love to see you play." Not, after a 6-0, 6-1 tennis victory, "What happened in that last game?" Preach it, sister!
Thanks, Coach. Love learning from you... they are sponges- what are we modeling? It's ok that it's not always perfect, in fact we learn the most from our mistakes... so swing BIG
Great stuff, as usual, Kirsten. I'm a generation ahead of you- 71- and as a coach, referee, father, and grandfather, I've seen a gradual erosion of parents' connection to reality. I love the time travel theme. It's about perspective, folks. Kids need love and acceptance, not to be marketed like that one lacrosse mom in your book did with her daughter, showing the coach X-rays of her daughter's wrist to impress him with how tall she was going to be. The words from your book that resonate with me are what you suggest parents should say to their kids after every game. "I love to see you play." Not, after a 6-0, 6-1 tennis victory, "What happened in that last game?" Preach it, sister!
Thanks, Coach. Love learning from you... they are sponges- what are we modeling? It's ok that it's not always perfect, in fact we learn the most from our mistakes... so swing BIG