SACRIFICE

As a sports mom, I get to experience the excitement of my sons’ achievements, but I also have to make sacrifices along the way. For example, with both of my sons participating in sports when they were in high school, the holidays had to take a back seat during their sports seasons. We had to schedule our Thanksgiving and Christmas plans around their practices and games. When Donovan was at Syracuse, they always played at home around Thanksgiving, so we would cook the food and take it with us to his dorm, then invite over the team to eat with us. With his NFL career, it’s similar. We figure out what time we’re going to eat Christmas dinner based on when he would get home from the game. This year the Eagles play on Christmas Day, but it’s an away game, so it’s going to be more challenging to sit down as a family and share in a holiday meal. So yes, there is some sacrifice involved, but as a sports mom, it’s a sacrifice I’m happy to make.