We are not ‘Cougars’…We are DON MOMS!

LeBron James says, “Being a mother—it’s the toughest job in the world. It’s tougher than being a professional athlete or being the president. It’s a powerful thing. It should not be Mother’s Day, it should Mother’s week.”

Dons moms are a rare breed. We eat, sleep, and bleed blue. We value competition, we love a good win just as much as our Don athlete , and we (eventually) accept every loss as a bridge to greatness. We wear the Dons hat, sweatshirts, t -shirts and we hate to miss a game. Somewhere between their first basketball game in preschool and the first high school game, you became that Don mom, and you wouldn’t have it any other way. You scream, yell, get heated, and love every second of it. You bring your ‘A’ game. This is all Don Sports Moms…soccer moms watching games in the cold rain, track moms who wait patiently wait to see her Don run for 28 seconds in the hurdles… tennis, football, water polo, baseball, softball,wrestling, lacrosse, volleyball-whatever sport it is…We are all DONS Sports Moms!

Sports Moms sacrifice a bunch. We dedicate our time to our children. When you add up all the hours spent taking our kids to and from practices, all the time carpooling back and forth to games, and then all the hours spent watching them play, you’re talking about a pretty good-size investment of time and energy and, if you’re like me, vocal cords too.  But then we realize, their high school days are their last years of playing team sports and soon we will miss those freakishly early morning games or those close scoring games or that hunt for the missing basketball shoe when you’re already running late. We do it all with a smile on our face and a full heart because they’re our kids and we love them. 

We love sports because it gives our kids something we can’t give them alone. It gives them the experience of working as a team and of what it means to depend on the people around them and to feel the thrill of the win and the heartbreak of defeat—life lessons you learn best when you live them yourself. You take the time to capitalize on every loss, every disappointment, and every sports-related frustration by turning it into a valuable lesson that will last a lifetime. When you debrief after a game, you listen and teach as only a number-one mom-fan can do. Through sports and your guidance, you’re teaching your children the importance of being part of a team, playing and acting selflessly.  Dons Sports Moms are their kid’s biggest fan, and the truth is, you should be! And your kid knows it . You are their #1 fan on the court, field, pool and their #1 supporter off the court, field, pool. That’s how Don moms roll!

By the way, the Frosh Dons lost Wednesday in a heated battle against Campo Cougars: 46 -52. Jack Bayless scored 21 and Landon Best-Santos with 11 led the Dons. The Frosh Dons are still in the number 1 spot in their league and my golly all the moms are proud!

Next week is the last week of Freshman basketball with both games away at College Park and Los Lomas.

Freshman Dons powered by MOM DONS!