Game day always makes me happy no matter who’s playing which sport. I just love getting to see the kids out there competing and trying their hardest. The vast majority of our experiences have been fun and our kids have had more than their share of success (all three kids have HS conference championships, two have several state championships and a different two have some pretty cool NCAA runs). However, the kids have also been on two teams (one for my oldest daughter and one for my son) where they were underutilized. Those games actually felt like less stress going in as parents because we knew no matter what they did they weren’t getting a fair shake but afterwards they were harder because we had to deal with the frustration and disillusionment. All great long term lessons but those are some hard car rides sometimes!