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Your alarm goes off even earlier than it does during the work week.
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You spend twenty minutes frantically searching for a missing cleat.
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And then another ten minutes waiting for your kid to put on her shin guards.
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You race to the field and barely make it in time.
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But as you hustle toward the game your kid takes off running for the playground.
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The sides of the field are packed with parents, so you’re forced to take a spot with a lousy view.
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You promise yourself that this week you’re going to focus 100% on the game.
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But you quickly lose interest when a kid kicks the ball into his own goal.
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And another kid stops the game to pick a dandelion and run it over to his mom.
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Your interest picks up when your kid charges an opponent like a seasoned pro.
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But then the two start chatting about fishtail rainbow looms and the ball rolls past them.
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You can’t believe how freezing it is and complain to anyone within earshot that soccer should not be played in November.
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So you sneak off to get a cup of coffee and miss your kid's only goal.
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You roll your eyes at the parents who have no idea how the game is played.
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And the coach of your kid’s team who seems just as clueless.
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He’s a lot better than the other team’s coach, though.
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The psycho soccer parent next to you loses it and cusses out the ref.
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Even though the ref looks like this:
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You feel bad about secretly hating the mini David Beckham on the other team after he scores his sixth goal of the game.
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Especially since the talent on your kid’s team is much more modest.
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But then your kid launches a terrific kick down the field.
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And you find yourself screaming as her teammates take it all the way to the goal and score!
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When the game ends you give your happy kid a big hug and a high five.
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And even though you know your kid isn’t going to pay for college with a soccer scholarship, you all had a great time and that’s all that matters.
