Watching a child play sports, in eight words

Imagine your daughter is waving a baseball bat in the batter’s box with the tying runs on base. Or your son is poised on the starting blocks about to swim the anchor leg of the final meet of the season. Or…you get the idea.

As the mom or dad of the child in the spotlight, and on the hot seat, tell me when you’re feeling in your gut in eight words or fewer.