Super Woman Diaries #21: Home Runs, Hundred-Degree Heat, and Why We're Still Talking About The Crash
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Jessica and Kelly discuss their recent experiences in youth sports, the challenges of summer jobs for kids, and delve into a true crime documentary.
Jessica is back from a week at AFA Nationals in St. George watching Gabby's softball team battle through four games in 102-degree heat (and a home run!), while Kelly's son Wes had his own big weekend in Chicago — also with a home run of his own. The sisters dig into the realities of travel ball season, why some kids start losing interest in the sports they grew up playing, and whether kids today need "real jobs" or if summer chores and creative challenges do the trick. Plus: how Jessica used Claude to build a custom writing workbook for her son who hates writing, summer reading picks (hello, Lord of the Flies), and a full true-crime detour into Netflix's The Crash that gets spicy fast. In This Episode, We Talk About: Surviving four softball games in one day at 102 degrees (and Gabby's clutch home run) Wes's home run weekend at a massive Chicago tournament Why some kids start pulling away from sports they once loved The "should teens have summer jobs" debate — sports vs. work ethic Turning summer into "worker season": chores, reading, and creative projects A flag football carpool experiment in independence (yes, public buses were involved) Using Claude AI to build a custom 60-page…
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