10/12/2026
LR Wildcat Football Academy
Pt. 1 of Emerson’s football photos 🏈❤️
I hope one day, when he’s older, he understands just how much I believe in him. I know I push him hard, and I know there are probably times he doesn’t understand why I expect so much from him. But it’s because I see something in him that I hope he learns to see in himself one day. I see his potential, his determination, and the things he’s capable of even when he doesn’t see them yet.
Being his mom means wanting to protect him from every hard thing in the world, but also knowing that I have to let him face hard things so he can grow. It means cheering him on when things come easy and pushing him to keep going when they don’t. It means believing in him on the days he struggles to believe in himself.
I never want him to think he has to be perfect to make me proud. I already am. I just want him to grow up knowing what he’s capable of when he puts his heart into something and refuses to give up on himself.
One day, he’ll be bigger, older, and chasing dreams that I can’t even imagine for him yet. And I hope he carries a little piece of every sideline cheer, every hard conversation, every time I told him he could do better, and every time I believed in him when things got hard.
Because this boy has no idea just how much I see in him. I don’t know exactly what his future holds, but I know I’ll always be in his corner, believing in him louder than anyone. I truly believe he’s going to do big things one day, and getting to be his mom while he figures out just how far he can go is one of the greatest privileges of my life. 🥹❤️
