Team Morale Unraveling a Bit

[RichK]

My DD is a freshman in HS this fall. It's been a tough adjustment - it's a long day that starts at 7:30 a.m, many of her elective classes are with upper classmen (she sits in between two senior football players in one class - given that DD is 95 lb and the football boys average 250 it's a bit of a strange situation!). It's also hard to eat regularly in school - they get 1/2 hour for lunch. Most of my DD's grumpiness/irrational behavior comes from hunger. You could try handing out snacks and letting your girls vent for 1/2 an hour before you get down to business at practice.

this is so funny -- and true

we've always had a hard time getting my DD to sit down for a meal.

her first week of H.S. freshman year this fall, she comes home after school and volleyball practice, about 5:30, and we better have a meal on the table or the grouchiness in the car ride home turns into....well, we don't want to find out, lol : >