Is More Always Better With Extra-Curricular Activities?

In high school, I was recognized as “Most Involved” in our Who’s Who of the senior class.  I was proud of this title because I was indeed, the most involved.  I was a varsity cheerleader, captain of the soccer team, SGA senior class secretary, honor student, Interact Club member, and an active member of a dozen more clubs.  I never came home right after school; I always had a practice or a meeting.  I was a busy girl then and now, as a working mother of twin girls, I am just as busy carting my children to their extra-curricular activities.  …

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Let’s hear it FROM Mom!

It was a three mile run, shoulder to shoulder with hopefuls like me, tasting the dust of the course in my mouth, mentally counting the time and distance. By the time it was over, I was exhausted. Was I a runner? I wasn’t even in the race! I was a mom cheering on the sidelines. Being a mom who cheers Motivated by a full heart, moms clap at music recitals, admire primitive artwork, freeze on soccer fields, and keep the stop watch at the track. No one better cheers better than a mom. Being a mom who hurts But not …

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