Watching your kid play

[Anonymous]

My kid competed for the state championship last year, and I was so nervous, because I knew how hard she had worked to get there, and how much she wanted to win. And I wanted that for her. I was an athlete and that was the most nervous I ever was about a competition, so much more so than when I was the one competing.

She lost.

She came over to me immediately after, and I hugged her and told her how proud I was of how hard she worked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been shocked that I’m nervous as they get older, especially when my kids are pitching.

I hate watching my kids pitch!! Yesterday watched a kid blow the game for the team because of pitching.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. I bring a book and barely watch. It's a game, it's for fun. I don't even want to be there and only go to the big games or whatever my kids ask me to attend. I don't care at all.

You should like my mom. I barely talk to her now. It was so obvious that she did not and does not care about our interests. Why did you even have kids and why even go to the games??

[Anonymous]

I get very stressed when my kid plays goalie.

[Anonymous]

Another GK mom. I loved watching when he was younger but now it’s torture because the stakes are higher. I don’t care if he makes a mistake but he definitely does.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. I bring a book and barely watch. It's a game, it's for fun. I don't even want to be there and only go to the big games or whatever my kids ask me to attend. I don't care at all.

You should like my mom. I barely talk to her now. It was so obvious that she did not and does not care about our interests. Why did you even have kids and why even go to the games??

I love my kids. I just find watching them practice/play sports to be boring. I can watch them dance or do play rehearsals for hours on end no problem, and sports are not their whole lives - I have spent two hours helping them study for tests, run lines for play tryouts, do hairstyles, etc. I only go to the games when they ask, and it's mostly so I know who they're talking about at home, and understand what they're talking about.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you get stressed watching your DC’s games? How do you cope with it? Inget stressed because my kid is always nervous during his games and that ends up effecting his performance. Then he is upset about his performance too. I don’t think that me not watching is fair to him either. I keep telling myself.. its just a game..

I have a goalie and it is very stressful. I pace a lot. I try to stay away from the other parents b/c any "blame the goalie comments" will not go over well with me. lol

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Anonymous wrote:I get stressed out in an individual sport and can barely watch. I think it's because I also did that sport so I can easily pick up mistakes. In team sports I am surprisingly relaxed.

Same here

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Not when they’re playing a team sport, but track races stress me out a little. DS likes the long distance events so it’s several extra minutes of peeking through my fingers 🤪

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. I bring a book and barely watch. It's a game, it's for fun. I don't even want to be there and only go to the big games or whatever my kids ask me to attend. I don't care at all.

You should like my mom. I barely talk to her now. It was so obvious that she did not and does not care about our interests. Why did you even have kids and why even go to the games??

I love my kids. I just find watching them practice/play sports to be boring. I can watch them dance or do play rehearsals for hours on end no problem, and sports are not their whole lives - I have spent two hours helping them study for tests, run lines for play tryouts, do hairstyles, etc. I only go to the games when they ask, and it's mostly so I know who they're talking about at home, and understand what they're talking about.

That sounds sad, that you can only be interesting if it's your interest as well. My kids have all latched onto sports and activities that I know nothing about. But I'm always their biggest fan, in whatever they do. Not only if it happens to please me.

[Anonymous]

My DH is the one who shows up for all practices and tournaments. I don’t have the constitution for it right now and don’t want to make the kids more nervous than they are.
My DH feels the same way—that it’s good I keep out.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. I bring a book and barely watch. It's a game, it's for fun. I don't even want to be there and only go to the big games or whatever my kids ask me to attend. I don't care at all.

You should like my mom. I barely talk to her now. It was so obvious that she did not and does not care about our interests. Why did you even have kids and why even go to the games??

I assume you have lots of other problems with your mom.

Teen kids don’t really care if you attend their games. It’s a balance, but they definitely don’t need or want you at each and every one.

Of course we all know awful parents at games and those kids wish their parents never came…and may have equally awful relationships with their parents as adults.

[Anonymous]

Any wrestling moms in here - it's personal... very personal.



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Anonymous wrote:Nope. I bring a book and barely watch. It's a game, it's for fun. I don't even want to be there and only go to the big games or whatever my kids ask me to attend. I don't care at all.

You should like my mom. I barely talk to her now. It was so obvious that she did not and does not care about our interests. Why did you even have kids and why even go to the games??

I love my kids. I just find watching them practice/play sports to be boring. I can watch them dance or do play rehearsals for hours on end no problem, and sports are not their whole lives - I have spent two hours helping them study for tests, run lines for play tryouts, do hairstyles, etc. I only go to the games when they ask, and it's mostly so I know who they're talking about at home, and understand what they're talking about.

That sounds sad, that you can only be interesting if it's your interest as well. My kids have all latched onto sports and activities that I know nothing about. But I'm always their biggest fan, in whatever they do. Not only if it happens to please me.

I think this is a bit unfair to PP. My kids do some stuff that I find genuinely interesting and some stuff that makes my teeth hurt. I try my best to at least pretend to be interested, though I am sure I’m not a good enough actress to pull it off.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. I bring a book and barely watch. It's a game, it's for fun. I don't even want to be there and only go to the big games or whatever my kids ask me to attend. I don't care at all.

You should like my mom. I barely talk to her now. It was so obvious that she did not and does not care about our interests. Why did you even have kids and why even go to the games??

I love my kids. I just find watching them practice/play sports to be boring. I can watch them dance or do play rehearsals for hours on end no problem, and sports are not their whole lives - I have spent two hours helping them study for tests, run lines for play tryouts, do hairstyles, etc. I only go to the games when they ask, and it's mostly so I know who they're talking about at home, and understand what they're talking about.

That sounds sad, that you can only be interesting if it's your interest as well. My kids have all latched onto sports and activities that I know nothing about. But I'm always their biggest fan, in whatever they do. Not only if it happens to please me.

Okay well whatever. You've convinced yourself I'm a terrible parent and my kids lives are awful because of my attitude towards sports, so go ahead thinking you're the best mother in the world and I'm the worst. It won't affect me or my kids at all and I sure as hell don't care what some rando on the internet thinks of how I parent.