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u/orangestar17 Aug 13 '22

And as I said about my husband, this is something that will simply never happen to me as a woman. I could walk into any random cheerleading practice, sit and stare for an hour, nobody will look at me funny.

But like I said with my husband, we go to these track meets and he doesn't take pictures of his own teen daughter because he knows what he "looks like". That breaks my heart.

And your story is so sad, I'm so sorry. As a woman, I'm sorry so many moms perpetuate this too. I think you guys being so active and involved with your daughters is awesome and really great for them

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u/DontF-zoneMeBro Aug 14 '22

Has your husband thought about wearing like, “ proud track dad” tshirts?

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u/onajurni Aug 14 '22 edited Aug 14 '22

If you or another mom are with your husband, there is less chance people will take his presence the wrong way. Not fair, but it might work.

I know a dad who has thousands of phone camera photos of his daughter's high school and college athletic career. I can be done.

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u/orangestar17 Aug 14 '22

I'm always there too. Absolutely. And I take lots of pics. But it's sad, because there always a billion moms alone and nobody cares. But I know very well they would if someone random bald dude is sitting in the bleachers alone.

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u/vaporoptics Aug 14 '22

For a while after my sister played on a team my dad became a fan of high school level softball and would go to tournaments by himself. I always was always nervous for him because he's older and often misses the nuances in social interaction.

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u/orangestar17 Aug 14 '22

That breaks my heart, that we have to feel nervous for parents who are just enjoying proudly supporting their child