Super Woman Diaries #16: Maycember, State Champs, and the Sports Money Grab

About this episode

Jessica and Kelly discuss the chaos of late May, youth sports culture, and their personal experiences as moms navigating school events and sports.

It's officially Maycember — that stretch of late May where schedules implode, school events multiply, and someone always ends up puking on your air mattress. Jess and Kelly are back for another Superwoman Diaries check-in, and this one covers it all: Dominic's history-making baseball state championship (and the impromptu team party that followed), Gio's fifth grade promotion week chaos, Kelly's solo mom trip to Utah for Beck's soccer tournament, and a very real conversation about youth sports culture — who it's really for, when travel ball makes sense, and why 4U baseball tournaments might be the sign we've all lost the plot. This is the honest, unfiltered version of what this season actually looks like for two moms in the thick of it. What You'll Hear: Why "Maycember" is a real phenomenon and how Jessica is surviving it Dominic's baseball team making school history — the first-ever state championship in baseball The school parade, the bleach-blonde hair tradition, and how 21 high schoolers ended up in Jessica's backyard Giovanni's fifth grade promotion week (and the stomach bug that derailed everything first) Kelly's trip to Utah for Beckett's soccer tournament — what was great…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jessica Colarco, Kelly Fox

Topics covered

• youth sports culture
• parenting challenges
• school events
• travel sports
• family dynamics
• sports money grab

Keywords

• Maycember
• state championship
• youth sports
• travel ball
• parenting
• soccer tournament
• school events
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Utah

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