Soccer Sessions

As a new soccer season begins I have found that how my girls play soccer tells a lot about their personalities.

Paige has fun and plays hard the entire game. Excited for good plays, offense or defense. Playing goaling is no fun because all you do is stand there. What you see is what you get, always. Paige can in no way hide her emotions.

Kate, in contrast, needs some kind of motivation to really play. For the first half of her game she thought mom wasn't watching, but talking to the other moms. May have been true but... Then in the second half she realized that mom was watching so she scored the only two goals of the game and had the sidelines gabbing. What you see is what Kate wants you to see. Just as Kate has supreme control over her body as she plays, she also has complete control of emotions.

So while the kids get to run around and get the wiggles out, we get to site on the sidelines and psycho-analyze every kick and every glance in our direction.