Football

I am writing about football, because I simply do not understand it. My son turned six on 8/30/10. Levi loves football. I live in a house full of males, even the dog watches football! I have tried and tried to get interested and cannot seem to keep focused. I have no clue what is going on. My husband travels a lot for his job, so I was tasked with the responsibility of planning a football party. Why me? My kids tell me all the time that it is simple…they don’t understand. Planning the party was not so bad. I mean all I had to do was buy stuff with football logos right. The problem I am having with this whole football thing is the fact that now my 6 year old wants to play football. That disturbs me. I watch them play in my back yard, and there is no way I can allow him to play against other kids. I am not a big fan of contact sports. Their dad says it is because I am a softy, and that is where my inspiration to be a nurse comes from. That may be true, however I still do understand foot ball. I feel fear comes from not knowing. The way I plan to educate myself is to learn the game. I must sit through excruciating hours of FOOTBALL!

Watching the game and learning it will help me accept the fact that there are rules in place that protect my children, especially my baby. I may be overreacting, but I am me. And since I cannot change me, I will embrace my fear and move forward they best way I know how… by educating myself. 