You are up at the crack of dawn....before civilization as we know it has awoken from blissful slumber, your cooler is already packed. The baseball pants are laid out, the correct socks bought, and the blessed "cup-knickers" are at the ready. Your team drew the 1st game of the day, and you are READY, READY, READY. If this sounds familiar, you're a baseball mom! You fully understand me when I say that schools have no business holding events such as talent shows and open houses during baseball season! You also constantly check your phone during playoffs for that text saying who beat who, and who you are playing next. I'm hoping you share my caffine habits, and my list of medical-issues while watching the games: shortness of breath, panic attack, mild heart attack, and "I think I need a depends"/"I'm gonna pee my pants".
During our times at the field, we actually (I think) all experience a wonderful sense of community. In one sense it can be a shared traumatic experience! We really all do feel the pressures and the adversities that are playing out in front of us on the ball-field. We want them to succeed, we want them to be proud of their play, we want them to put everything in and play with 100% effort......And then there's the exhileration when it all comes together - the joy when your son makes that tough catch in the outfield, the feeling of completion when the double play actually WORKS and makes 2 outs.....that amazing hit, when he rocketed a perfect line drive and didn't pull his head or "golf it"! The emotional rollercoaster ride we all engage in while we watch together, just brings a feeling of family to it all.
Another of my observations, is that those who have never done this kind of thing before - and by this I mean the other people in our lives - just stare at us when we talk about baseball.....they read our Emails and find it all to be crazy! Attempts to expain how we actually LOVE to be this busy, and how the piles of laundry and dishes that we do not have time for really DON'T bother us, are all in vain! We now live in an US vs THEM phase - if you are a baseball-family you are in, and if not, you are out......at least until the season is over, and so-called normal life can resume!
The motivation to write this blog came when I realized that in my older son's world, the baseball field is where life makes sense. My hope is to write a balanced view on youth baseball, from a Mom's perspective. I don't have all the answers, I never want to come across as though I think I am an expert....my goal is to keep it real, keep it fun.....and always love the game!
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