Baseball Mom

Yes, as you just read, I am one of those crazy baseball moms. I played sports for as long as I can remember, so naturally, I knew my kids would play sports as well. However, I never realized I'd experience such emotions when my kids started playing. When I was in high school, I played soccer. I remember hearing my mom cheering (screaming) from the bleachers. My friends heard her too, every time, every game, they heard everything she said. Not that she was saying anything negative; in fact, she was probably our biggest fan. She was just loud, very loud. When I am screaming (cheering) for my kids, I try to remember that other parents may want their kids to hear them too. I get overcome with joy when they make great plays and overcome with nerves when they are attempting to make a play and I see that they don't want to fail. For example, last night my son, Reid, was playing second base in a baseball game and a ball was hit really high up. I saw him going for it, he looked confident, he looked amazing. However, I am his mom, I saw him biting his bottom lip with a little bit of nervousness as he was reaching his glove up in the air to catch the ball and make the out that his team needed. He caught it, made the out and then ran down the kid running to second base to tag him out. Double play!! Yes!!! I felt tears well up in my eyes, I was so proud of him because I knew he was proud of himself and at that moment, he developed confidence in himself as a baseball player. Am I supposed to get that emotional over baseball? I don't know the right answer to this question. All I can do is love these amazing kids that God has blessed us with and try to be their biggest cheerleader. I guess that's what all of the other crazy baseball moms are doing when they are wearing their baseball shirts, flip flops, hats, earrings, necklaces, etc. We all have a common bond; we want our babies to be the best that they can be and to know that their mommies will always be there for them...we are their biggest fans. From now on, when you see another crazy baseball mom, pay homage to her, she's just being the best mom she knows how to be.