Magnolia had her last game of the season today and it was cold and muddy. What I love about my kiddo is that while she’s a total badass on the soccer field, she still brings her femininity and style to the game. Check it.
It’s a really cool thing to watch your kid’s confidence growing right in front of you. The first day–try outs–Magnolia begged us not make her play after all; she’d changed her mind thank you very much. Today, she was bummed it was over. Huge thanks to Coach Dave for guiding my daughter to love a sport!
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Jody Sparks Mugele spent her first career in marketing writing and leading teams of writers and editors. After her son came out as transgender in 2015, she dedicated herself to advocating for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. For two years, she led the Indianapolis regional chapter of PFLAG, a nationally renowned LGBTQ+ advocacy group. She has given many conference talks about parenting trans kids, healthcare in the trans community, and suicidality among LGBTQ+ youth. And with GenderNexus, an Indianapolis-based advocacy organization, she created programming and led support groups to work with parents to help their children through all aspects of gender transition. She recently moved to Northeast Georgia where she is excited to develop opportunities to continue to strongly and proudly advocate for LGBTQ+ members of our society. She also LOVES kitschy Christmas crafting!
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Great photos! My daughter had her last soccer game yesterday too–in the rain! I’m always in awe of my little girl jock since I was almost always picked last for teams in PE (a cliche, I know, but unfortunately true).
Sydney, I feel you. And, there’s a good reason I didn’t post photos of the mother-daughter game! I think athleticism skips generations in my family.