Monthly Archives: May 2011

This morning I packed up the hot hockey mom Odyssey and hit up the double header of lacrosse at Foxborough.  The kids and I tailgated with a bunch of families from our local league and did the whole “lacrosse community” thing.  We … Continue reading →

“What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it.” – Amy Chua, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother When I read this I thought of my kids.  My son hates to lose at hockey (I … Continue reading →

Recently I’ve been following a blog called Playing to Win which discusses competitive activities for children, from chess prodigies to pageant princesses.  It made me start to wonder about the competitive nature of hockey moms- is it truly as pure as freshly zambonied ice, as I’ve … Continue reading →

 A friend of mine asked me to explain why hockey people hang out in such a tight crowd.  The simple answer is that there are three things hockey parents love to do: eat, drink and talk about hockey, and it’s easier … Continue reading →

It’s lacrosse season and everyone is talking about “flow”…the long hair that hangs below the helmet.  But long before there was flow (in our house it was, like, a few months ago in hockey season) there was hockey hair.  We … Continue reading →

I confess, I can’t blame just the diet anymore.  Days, sometimes weeks go by and I just don’t blog.  I am just so bummed about it.  I love my blog, I love everything about the world of blogging and social … Continue reading →

Why is the spring season so bleepin’ hectic?  You would think it would be a break for hockey moms, a nice reprieve from the rink to rink combat we are involved in all winter long.  But I find Spring to be … Continue reading →