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Kelli (Stay-at-home mom of Logan 9, and Whitney 7): It may be raining and cold, but I can tell spring is around the corner.
Jen (Dual-career mom of Jacob 6, and Caleb, 3): By the blooms on the trees? The daffodil, crocus and tulips popping up? The trees beginning to leaf out?
Kelli: No, I’ve already been hit up to be the team mom for baseball starting this week.
Jen: Ah, yes. When your husband coaches, everyone automatically assumes you’ll be the team mom.
Kelli: I know! As a baseball mom I just thought I could sit in the stands and be my son’s biggest cheerleader. I didn’t realize the commitment involved! No one told me that once you sign a kid up for sports you get peer pressured into being team mom, snack shack volunteer, fundraising coordinator, carpool driver, score keeper, snack coordinator, party organizer…Isn’t it enough that baseball dominates our calendar from now until June?
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