When a son wants to play football, what’s a mother to do?

I never wanted my 12-year-old son to play football.My ex-husband had played for Duke, but I always joked that Satchel was too pretty to get roughed up.We named him after the legendary Negro leagues baseball player Satchel Paige, and I hoped that when it came to sports, he’d fall in love with the diamond. Even as he repeatedly tore the skin off his knees during his stint as a skateboarder, I found concrete parks preferable to the gridiron. I enjoy the athleticism of football, but I find it brutal.Read full article >>





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