wanted to share a quick list of some the pluses and minuses of the season
so far.
Pluses-
1.Watching my husband love his job again!- This is the biggest plus of the
entire things for me. Rock loves his job, it doesn't matter that he works
insanely long hours. He loves what he does and truly loves getting up each
day. I love seeing him love it again
2. Making new friends-its nice to make new friends with the other wives,
the players parents and other people in the administration of the school. Like
it or not colleges love football(that's why 639 play in the NCAA and even more
play in the NAIA and Junior college leagues)
3. Watching all the support that the schools get from the student body. I
love watching students come out and cheer on their team. I love watching
the school spirit and the excitement that happens. We always joke that even the
academic schools play football(Ivy league anyone??) Why? Because it is one of
the best ways to bring about alumni interaction.
4. Having something new each week- since each week is a new team, we always
have something new to look forward to each week. Having a change up in the
schedule keeps our life from getting monotonous. I can't imagine knowing that I
have the same schedule each week, know what's gonna happen. To me the
knowing that you have to be flexible is the best part.
5. The gratification of doing a good job.- This is sort of a secondary feeling.
Knowing that people appreciate what he and I do(by way of me taking up
the slack at home). It's always nice to have people thank him, have former
players call and be around or have people thank me(for letting him do it)
So much is given up to do it. Its nice to have people appreciate it.
MINUSES-
1. The hours- I'd be crazy and lieing if I told you the hours didn't bother
me sometimes. Most wives learn to live with it, accept it, but who really
wants their spouse gone 5 out of the 10 weekends of the season and
working 18 hour days Sunday-Thursday. By the way their is no Overtime
pay. So a 100 hour workweek isn't compensated as more money.
2. The losses- When the team loses most Coaches try to put it behind them.
They move ahead to the next game, but if you are in a situation where you
have been losing awhile or you know that the headcoach is on the hot seat
then you start to worry. If the headcoach gets fired you all get fired. That
is just the way it goes. You hope that you can turn it around but if you
don't you start preparing yourself for the rumors and gossip.
3.Lack of family support- This one doesn't usually bother me too much. The
fact is that most people in this industry do not live in the same town as their
families. Most wives learn to do all the household chores, outside chores
and childrearing themselves. It's sort of a badge of honor for me. I don't need
someone to help me cook, clean, take care of the kids, mow the lawn. I do
it myself and go to college full time and work part time. I've grown use to
being independent. Still at times I would like to have my mom come over
for an afternoon or to have a big family dinner.
These are some of the things that I've been thinking about this week. I'm
so thankful for what we have. We aren't rich, we don't make lots of money.
It's our life and it's not perfect but we enjoy it and that's all we can
hope for in the end.
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