This Is What Your Weekends Could Look Like If Your Kids Quit Sports

Our weekends are ours. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ May. 4, 2023 FAMILY TIME [This Is What Your Weekends Could Look Like If Your Kids Quit Sports]( “My teens and I make [homemade pizza]( every Friday night,” writes Katie Bingham-Smith today. “There’s usually an extra friend that stops by and spends the night. I’ll find myself whipping up a batch of frozen cookie dough or popcorn before I go to bed because they usually sneak downstairs to watch a scary movie. We all look forward to just relaxing and hanging out.” And when she goes to bed, she knows she’s not going to have to get up early the next morning or spend the weekend scrambling. Why? Because her kids quit organized sports. And now she’s painting a vivid picture of what your life could look like if you did, too. It’s pretty tempting! Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest BREAKING GENERATIONAL CHAINS [A Husband Admits He Used To Think He Was The "Main Character" In His Marriage]( "I had to unlearn it because it never was okay." [Read More.]( SIDE-EYE [A Mom’s Viral “Stroller-Gate” Video Calls Out Judging Other People’s Stroller Brands]( She and her Graco were surrounded by “luxury” stroller brands at the zoo. [Read More.]( NOSTALGIA [Hey Millennial Parents, It’s Time To Bring Back 90s Summers]( The weather is warming up and that means it’s time to revisit this piece from the Scary Mommy archives. [Read More.]( Featured QUIRKS [There’s Never Been A Better Time To Be A ‘Weird’ Kid]( As a former weird kid myself — and now, frankly, a weird adult — I just love this piece. Meg St-Esprit writes: “In the 90s, my friends and I had very unique interests and were viewed as oddballs or “weird” kids by the rest of our peers, so we kept quiet about our love for cross-stitching or country western line dancing. But with the explosion of online connectivity as well as a broader understanding of how kids learn, more kids are able to explore their very cool and unique interests — and it’s been so wonderful for this weird kid to watch.” Read it and gain a new appreciation for the way we do childhood today. [Read More ⮕]( What We’re Reading ⮕ [Help! Every Time We Try To Do 'Family Game Night' It Ends In Tears]( ⮕ [How To Raise An Adventurous Kid (But Not A Risk-Seeking Lunatic)]( ⮕ [May The Fourth Be With You: These Are The 11 Funniest Parenting Tweets About Star Wars]( [Want to Advertise With Us? Get in Touch.]( You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely[unsubscribe](. Or to manage preferences click[here]( BDG Media, Inc. · 315 Park Ave. South · New York, NY 10010 · USA Copyright 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.