Comments on: Tales of Woe from the Soccer Field http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/ Writings of E. L. Farris, author of Ripple Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Love & Lunchmeat http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/#comment-4542 Love & Lunchmeat Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:46:07 +0000 http://runningfromhellwithel.com/?p=1496#comment-4542 Our oldest son doesn’t pay attention during sports. (It does make sports like baseball and volleyball kinda dangerous.) Our other son amazes me during soccer. He is on top of the ball 98% of the game. He also falls about fifty times per game, and them pops right back up like it never happened. It actually astounds me that he’s our kid. My daughter doesn’t play any sports yet, but I’m curious what she’ll be like.

I’m impressed that you actually told the coach not to yell at you. I probably would have just walked off, and then made a point of never speaking to the guy again.

]]> By: Running from Hell with El http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/#comment-4531 Running from Hell with El Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:57:59 +0000 http://runningfromhellwithel.com/?p=1496#comment-4531 Thank you so much Kourtney. Yeah, wow, I really hate being yelled at in public!!! Thank you so much re talking to Ben. I would so much rather tell them the truth, which I think I can always do without being cruel if that makes sense. Have a great night!

]]> By: Kourtney Heintz http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/#comment-4509 Kourtney Heintz Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:44:08 +0000 http://runningfromhellwithel.com/?p=1496#comment-4509 I’m sorry you had such a rough time. I can stand when anyone yells at me in public. It’s so humiliating. But I think you handled it well. And I think you are handling things so well with all the kids separate activities. And I love what you said to Ben because you didn’t lie. You told the absolute truth–that you love him. That’s way better than being a good soccer player. :)

]]> By: thetwistingkaleidoscope http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/#comment-4500 thetwistingkaleidoscope Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:12:53 +0000 http://runningfromhellwithel.com/?p=1496#comment-4500 That’s such a good point. We learned the flower-picking way that “traditional” sports weren’t the Maiden’s thing. Still trying to understand why an ADHD kiddo is drawn to ballet, dance, and theater–but that’s where she’s keen. Go figure!

]]> By: Running from Hell with El http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/#comment-4498 Running from Hell with El Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:55:19 +0000 http://runningfromhellwithel.com/?p=1496#comment-4498 Aw hun. Thank you for that story about your dear son. And thank you for standing up to the asshole who was yelling at your son. I am shaking my head as I type this, and also smiling a little bit. You’re an awesome mom too! Good on you, and thanks for your kind note! ~el

]]> By: Running from Hell with El http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/#comment-4497 Running from Hell with El Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:43:15 +0000 http://runningfromhellwithel.com/?p=1496#comment-4497 Aw Zeke!! Thank you re knowing how I feel. I love that you were the very loud dad on the sidelines, cheering no matter what!! Good on you!! And I adore your answer to her when she was little!! So good to see you here!!!

]]> By: Running from Hell with El http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/#comment-4496 Running from Hell with El Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:39:51 +0000 http://runningfromhellwithel.com/?p=1496#comment-4496 SWM: thank you so much!! OMgosh! The soccer mom schedule is already killing me (giggle). I love that you followed Macey’s interests into the riding ring and horses. And yes, my Ben is so sweet and creative too. With a child like him, we gotta let him lead and gently help direct him toward his real passions. I like that your mom said to let Kasey be Kasey!! How wonderful is that?! Ha re us non-soccer moms!! xoxo ~el

]]> By: Running from Hell with El http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/#comment-4495 Running from Hell with El Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:37:06 +0000 http://runningfromhellwithel.com/?p=1496#comment-4495 Yes! Nothing better, and nothing worse, that being that parent! I love how different he is–even when it makes me groan–I love him all the more for it! xoxo

]]> By: Running from Hell with El http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/#comment-4494 Running from Hell with El Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:36:25 +0000 http://runningfromhellwithel.com/?p=1496#comment-4494 Aw, thank you so much hun. Yep: the love only a mama’s heart knows. Sigh.

]]> By: exceedingspeed http://elfarris.com/2012/09/13/tales-of-woe-from-the-soccer-field/#comment-4491 exceedingspeed Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:43:28 +0000 http://runningfromhellwithel.com/?p=1496#comment-4491 Hey El,
You could have been telling my story too. My son once kicked his shoe across the field but that was as close as he ever came to kicking anything else. He went to a German Immersion school and there was one dad who was always yelling at my son in German. I remember telling him that being cruel made him an asshole in any language. My husband went to the games after that. You are an awesome mom! Just keep loving him. Best to you!

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