Doing The Right Thing

Brooklynn’s last soccer game was last weekend, and all the players were awarded medals for their participation. The soccer league she played in is sponsored by our town, and I have to admit at being very impressed by this program. For fifteen dollars, parents were able to enroll their children into the league, which provided uniforms, socks, and medals. That is a deal! Practice was once a week with a game on Saturday. I enrolled my daughter because I noticed she was getting a lot less physical exercise since beginning kindergarten. After all, I found watching a bunch of five and six year olds running around after a ball can be quiet entertaining. As the kids fell over each other during this last game, the parents stood around the field cheering them on. We discussed how glad we were this was the last game until spring and how it will feel nice to actually be able to sleep in on future Saturdays, at least until the games resume in the spring. We chastised ourselves for grumbling about this inconvenience, but I quickly pointed out that at least we were here. I often go out of my way so that my daughter can do such things, and I cannot stand to see parents who never make an effort to do anything just for their child. I have met many! So even though we may grumble and dread doing so at times, at least we are making an effort to do the right thing as a parent. Many do not. However, I will really enjoy my free Saturdays!