My ex and I were known to the local high school teachers (through our own kids) and someone told us they loved hearing us cheer for single parent or working parents kids on the teams. We Never did this for recognition, my ex did this because her parents were never there for her. My ex… was loud, So you heard her screaming “go Johnny!!!” From the sideline at all parts of the field. We were sideline parents to any kids who needed it.
We are recently divorced and our kids are well into adulthood, but I still get an occasional text “hey, game on Friday at 2, mind cheering for #14 Sara?” And go figure, my ex is there too, cheering her on. And more recently, my oldest started to join because “you guys made a difference to several friends that needed that boost”. So, tradition?
You can have more than one parent, even if it’s only for 90 minutes a week.
You can have as many parents as you want
Just gonna go to the mall and collect a few moms for myself…
My Mom was garbage. Anybody know where I can get a decent one?
Also I’m almost 40 but if she’s good enough I’ll take one younger than I am.
I’m a 24 year old man but I’ll be your mother.
I’m going to send you a Mother’s Day card.
My mom’s good, and you’re the same age as me, so that works out ok. Plus, she’s already basically adopted my two best friends and a much younger coworker who was really going through some shit and needed a safe place, so I know she’s cool with extra kids.
Awesome. I’ll just show up at the next holiday or whatever and pretend I was always there.
honestly never occurred to me you could go through life collecting parents
I have one parent who’s happily married to my step mom and one who’s shown no interest in romantic companionship since the divorce, both of them 70+, otherwise I’d TOTALLY do that questline 😄
