Bleacher Mom: The Crazy Stuff You Hear in the Bleachers

Look, I am that mom, the one who hollers at her kid occasionally from the bleacher. I am not the mom who sits back and tells her kid “good game” just because. I tell my boys what they’ve done right and what they can improve on (from moms opinion). Now my husband, he tells them to get outside and shoot the ball 100 times a day, what they need to do to get better, who’s better than them, and what they’ve done right – but he never and I mean never sugarcoats things. If you played bad then he’s gonna tell you. In a game though? He never says a word. He doesn’t yell from the stands for the kids to rebound or catch the ball. The man is silent. Sheesh, I can't be quiet even you bribed me with a million dollars. There are worse things in life.

Now, I attend my fair share of games, hence the name bleacher mom, you can always find me on some bleachers. It’s kind of like peanut butter and jelly – we just go together, but we don’t have the minivan. I like to think I can be a cool mom. Don’t ruin it for me. Oh, if you have a minivan then good for you, they just aren’t my thing. I’ve never felt like driving a big spaceship looking device around town, but do your thing momma if that’s what you like. As T.I once said, You could have whatever you like. If you don't know T.I. then we probably can't be friends.

Back to the bleachers, now as an avid bleacher mom I hear a lot of wild things from the fans in the stands. If you follow me on twitter then occasionally you get the “live show” and get to hear those things as I hear them. Bless you. (Shameless plug: FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @BleacherMomJWT)

So to bring you some joy on this rainy, cold day (if you are in Missouri. If you aren’t then I don’t want to hear about your sunshine – because I am a bit jelly)…we have “Bleacher Moms Top Three Overheard Sayings at a Ball Game: January”. You are so welcome.

3. “I was yelling so loud that I was almost on the court.”

Except you weren’t because I don’t think our bodies move by the volume level of our shouts. They move by our legs. Okay.

2. “You have to jump to get the ball.”

Wise words from a fan.

1. “Hey Ref, a reach around is a reach around no matter who does it.”

Those are my top three from the month of January. I hope you laughed just as much as I did. See you in a few weeks for a recap of February! Until then, keep yelling the most absurd things from the bleachers so I can laugh, tweet, and blog about it. ;)

See ya at the game!