WEBVTT - Dressed for The Wrong Team 

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<v Speaker 1>Mojo in the morning show. So when we talk about

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<v Speaker 1>all of us as parents, I think we are all.

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<v Speaker 1>If we were going to give a grade, I think

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<v Speaker 1>we are all. A's right. I think we all.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we strive to be we fail sometimes.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but I will say this, for the most part,

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<v Speaker 1>our kids aren't fed up, right, Oh that's a fact. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>extremely blessed with how they's turning out. But when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to being a parent, when it's a sports parent,

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<v Speaker 1>Shannon might be a d because because Shannon seems to

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<v Speaker 1>fail sometimes with her kids sporting events effort. What happened? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the other day you told the story about you know smithfield, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>wrong field, that it's wrong field for him.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that was Lucy Lucy's Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen, listen to.

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<v Speaker 2>This you guys. I did not grow up playing a

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<v Speaker 2>single sport zero. I did theater, I sang, I did ballet,

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<v Speaker 2>So that, like I am, I'm I'm still very much learning.

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<v Speaker 2>My kids are really great competitive swimmers. They pretty much

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<v Speaker 2>swim all year round. Summer swim, though, is a different beast,

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<v Speaker 2>And if you are a swim parent that has a

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<v Speaker 2>kid in summer swim, you understand this. They are very

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<v Speaker 2>passionate about their teams, and so Lucy and Smith's team,

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<v Speaker 2>their team color is purple. So when I go to

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<v Speaker 2>their swim meets, everybody, all the parents are wearing purple.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really have anything that's purple, so I try

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<v Speaker 2>to wear like a neutral color so that I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>wearing the color of the opposing team. And at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>they've been swimming for this team for a couple of years,

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<v Speaker 2>so I like kind of know the colors of what

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<v Speaker 2>the other teams are, and I've avoided wearing those colors

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<v Speaker 2>until this week when I knew the other team and

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh, I'm pretty darn sure that they're green,

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<v Speaker 2>Like their team color is green, so mental note, don't

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<v Speaker 2>wear green. I show up in navy blue. I get

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<v Speaker 2>to the swim meet, I see all the hordes of purple,

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<v Speaker 2>purple bathing suits, purple dresses, purple shirts, whatever. And then

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<v Speaker 2>I see the other team. Their entire teering section is

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<v Speaker 2>in navy blue. Up, So I like walk I walk

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<v Speaker 2>out into the pool deck and Lucy walks up and

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<v Speaker 2>She's like, oh my god, go home and change right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, I'm not going home and changing, like at

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<v Speaker 2>this point. I'm here, I've parked my car, I've walked over.

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<v Speaker 1>We good and it's and it's not a situation where

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<v Speaker 1>and it.

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<v Speaker 2>Sounds stupid, but it is a thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a home swimming pool. You can buy merch. Like

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<v Speaker 1>they don't have merch there.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't do that. No, So like you're stuck purple?

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<v Speaker 2>Why do you not like purple? No, I just don't

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<v Speaker 2>have a plethora of purple in my closets and opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to shop. So here's the other thing. I don't belong

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<v Speaker 2>to this swim club, so it feels kind of strange

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<v Speaker 2>to me to wear. Yeah, like it's as you could.

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<v Speaker 2>It was ninety degrees, you know, So that is tough.

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<v Speaker 1>That is tough when you show up at an event, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, uncomfortable. Anyway, I don't belong to this club. So

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<v Speaker 2>I get there and I'm like, all right, can I

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<v Speaker 2>buy myself to cheer them on? And then I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>f f F, I'm wearing the wrong color.

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin, Anna and Bianca, Lydia and Zach I. My kids

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<v Speaker 1>were never swimmers, but I've gone our friends, Uh, Jessica

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<v Speaker 1>and will Christy their kids swam, and Chelsea and I said,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna go see.

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<v Speaker 2>It light blue.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a different it's.

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<v Speaker 2>A different ways. I'm it sounds so dumb. She's wearing

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<v Speaker 2>their own color. They will eat you a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>So if these parents are like they're like country club parents,

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<v Speaker 1>so they're they're kind of already like they got a

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<v Speaker 1>little uh, you know, google their bougie. But they drink

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<v Speaker 1>and they party and they get kind of kind of

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<v Speaker 1>crazy and they get a little caddy. And I bet

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<v Speaker 1>you that those I bet you the parents talking about

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<v Speaker 1>talking about you.

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<v Speaker 2>They're all talking about me.

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<v Speaker 1>I know what, Well, I just I just take a

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<v Speaker 1>link for a purple shirt that says swim mom. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're good. Next, gosh, do you have your car decorated?

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<v Speaker 1>Because I see also when I you know, it's driven

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<v Speaker 1>in you know, Orchard Lake.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, well that's a thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll see these cars decorated. The parents like and they

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<v Speaker 1>draw like, first off, I love my kids. My kids

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<v Speaker 1>went to these all these wonderful kids school, Notre Dame Prep,

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<v Speaker 1>Marris Grade School. I would never put a fighting Irish

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<v Speaker 1>thing on my car. I don't put things on my car.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, and I would never even if my

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<v Speaker 1>kids and Joe played for the Catholic League Championship for

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<v Speaker 1>football and baseball. I don't think I would even let

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<v Speaker 1>my kids draw on the car. Like these kids, don't

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<v Speaker 1>they do that on their car? That's the thing. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>what is it that they're drawing with? Is it? Like?

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<v Speaker 2>I think there's like a car paint car markers, right,

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<v Speaker 2>I think they actually sell those on Amazon.

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<v Speaker 1>Like if Luke said to me, he goes, Dad, can I,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, write writing on the car? I would probably

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<v Speaker 1>say no too. I used to show up at games

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<v Speaker 1>at Notre Dame Prep and I hated green because a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that is two hundred and eighty pounds wearing green

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<v Speaker 1>is not good looking. Shrek, do you know what?

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<v Speaker 2>You were a green quartership earlier this week and it

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<v Speaker 2>was a pleasant surprise to see you in not black

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<v Speaker 2>or navy.

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<v Speaker 1>The sun goes to Michigan States. You can't get away

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<v Speaker 1>from it. Yeah, I and that's true. But green. Back

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<v Speaker 1>in high school days, I actually would go on to

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<v Speaker 1>the Notre Dame University that was the University of Notre Dame.

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<v Speaker 1>I would go on their merch page and buy better

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<v Speaker 1>stuff because the school bookstore Notre Dame Prep, it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>good like bad stuff? What kind of So how do

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<v Speaker 1>we grade Shannon as a mom on this? One hair

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<v Speaker 1>with Lucy Heart was there? It was your heart?

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you?

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<v Speaker 1>Give you a for heart execution. When is the next swim?

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<v Speaker 2>Do they have Sunday?

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<v Speaker 1>So?

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<v Speaker 2>And I know the colors of this that's the color

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<v Speaker 2>of black and white.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, you don't want black.

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<v Speaker 2>We got to so I'm not wearing black and white.

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<v Speaker 1>So they don't wear purple all the time?

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<v Speaker 2>They do? They do. I'm saying the opposing team is

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<v Speaker 2>black and white.

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<v Speaker 1>I asked you a question about swim because again I

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<v Speaker 1>was a little confused when I was there with the Christies.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you like, do you your kid is only There's

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<v Speaker 1>your kid only swim like one time out of the

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<v Speaker 1>whole day? Multiple?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it depends. I mean Lous and Smith are in

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<v Speaker 2>They're usually in like four different events each.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel bad for the kids who you can tell

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to be there when it's a sport like swimming,

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<v Speaker 1>because if the kids that want to go in the pool,

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<v Speaker 1>you're like everybody sees you because you're swimming against everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>Like it's not like in basketball or whatever that you Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you play in the sand or playing the infield. Whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys have.

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<v Speaker 2>To come to one, pick weeds.

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<v Speaker 1>Honestly, I would come. It's a party, like it's no party.

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<v Speaker 1>Where are they getting the drugs at the at the bar?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah bool? Oh yeah. This is the most lits

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<v Speaker 1>for ever. Yeah yeah, I'm telling you man, that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>out of all the sports. That would have been my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite sport if the kids were going to play it.

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<v Speaker 1>Somebody said that there's window crans. What is that? Yeah, crayon,

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<v Speaker 1>I say everything. Now, you said craig On, You said,

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<v Speaker 1>I say crayons. Crayons. Remember when they dropped the sixty

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<v Speaker 1>four box with the sharpener in.

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<v Speaker 2>The bay and then it went to ninety six.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess by what? Yeah, there's not you're decorating your

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<v Speaker 1>mom's car. You're not decorating dad's car.