For all softball parents

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If you’re a softball parent, I need you to read this.

At some point, your daughter is going to struggle.
She’s going to doubt herself.
She’s going to have a game where nothing feels right.

And in that moment, you matter more than you realize.

Not your advice.
Not your fixes.

Your presence.

The way you look at her after a tough inning.
The tone of your voice in the car ride home.
The words you choose when she’s already disappointed in herself.

You are teaching her — in real time — how to handle pressure, failure, and adversity.

Long after softball ends, she won’t remember every strikeout or every win.
But she will remember whether she felt safe failing in front of you.

That’s how confidence is built.
That’s how resilience is built.
That’s how strong women are built.

Softball is the classroom.
Parenting is the lesson.