Congrats, Mama, our kids play spring sports! Which really means, congrats, our entire family calendar just exploded.
One minute we are signing a registration form, thinking, “This will be fun for them,” and the next minute we are living out of our cars, with water bottles rolling around the back seat, a forgotten shin guard under the passenger seat, and dinner is yogurt, fruit, and cold waffles. For real, this is what my kids eat for dinner every Tuesday night.
And listen, I say this as a mom deep in it right now. My son does THREE spring sports, my daughter plays on TWO soccer teams, and there are days I genuinely don’t know what town I’m driving to until I open my calendar.
We are constantly moving. Cleats, uniforms, snacks, folding chairs, extra sweatshirts, last-minute team texts…it never stops.
Now, before anyone judges me and says, “That sounds like too much,” let me say this: I know it’s not normal. I know it’s not realistic for every family. And honestly? I don’t even think every family should do this much.
But for me, this is personal. Growing up, we couldn’t afford activities. Sports, dance, camps, travel teams, most of it was out of reach. So now that I can give those opportunities to my kids, I struggle to say no.
I’m a yes mom. If they want to try something, I want to make it happen for them. Because I remember what it felt like to want to do something, but my parents said no, and I had to watch all my friends getting opportunities I did not.
The problem is, being a yes mom can feel really heavy sometimes. Not because I regret it or don’t love watching my kids do what they love, but because nobody really talks about everything that comes with it.
It’s never just the game. It’s the registration forms, schedules, rides, uniforms, snacks, group chats, dinners between practices, and keeping everyone where they need to be with the right equipment. My brain is constantly holding information for everyone else.
And for a lot of moms, we quietly become the ones managing most of it. Not necessarily because our partners don’t care, but because someone has to remember the details. Someone has to know the practice was changed, the jersey is still in the wash, or the water bottle never made it back into the bag. It’s exhausting in a way that’s hard to explain unless you’re living it.
Because you can love giving your kids these opportunities and still admit it’s a lot sometimes. Both things can be true.
So if sports season has you feeling stretched thin and mentally overloaded, #same. But, for me, I love it. I give myself grace, ask for help, and I always keep emergency snacks in the car (ones I like too!). Trust me on the extra snacks, it’s a must!
