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Great shot and caption - I know exactly what you mean - with my two boys it's the same thing. It's funny to see the guys in shorts for cricket though - here it's always long white trousers for cricket, even for kids - of course, it's still a couple of months away from cricket season here!
@helenmoss The boys only start wearing long trousers when they go to high school. The even wear shorts to school through the winter. Don't get me started on that subject!
Neither of my parents ever came to watch me compete in a sporting contest... and I was *very* sporty! My husband's experience was the same. We both felt the pain of that lack of involvement.
Unfortunately, my husband works two hours away from home, so he can't make midweek games, but I am there for every single one. And we both go if it's a weekend competition/match/whatever.
I amply demonstrate the difference between South African mothers and English ones on the sidelines: English parents are cautioned to be 'proud, not loud'. I have no such qualms!
The fact that I understand the rules of the sports they play also tends to attract comment. British men often ask me "How come all South African women can talk rugby?" I tell them it's in self-defence: talk rugby or be ignored in the winter, talk cricket or get ignored all summer ;o)
@karynromeis Karyn you would laugh at the letter all parents now get at the start of the rugby season, signed by the headmasters of the various schools that will play each other. The letter asks the parents to be "positive supporters" and not shout at the refs! And in reality, it's the mothers who are often the loudest. I love that we are all involved.
@eleanor Oh, I don't shout at the ref (very often). I am usually very encouraging, but I'm usually the first to spot a knock on or a forward pass, and it's very hard for me to not to give voice when that happens! Perhaps I should become a ref. ;o)
March 16th, 2011
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Unfortunately, my husband works two hours away from home, so he can't make midweek games, but I am there for every single one. And we both go if it's a weekend competition/match/whatever.
I amply demonstrate the difference between South African mothers and English ones on the sidelines: English parents are cautioned to be 'proud, not loud'. I have no such qualms!
The fact that I understand the rules of the sports they play also tends to attract comment. British men often ask me "How come all South African women can talk rugby?" I tell them it's in self-defence: talk rugby or be ignored in the winter, talk cricket or get ignored all summer ;o)