you know you're a hockey parent when

[hockeyfanmn]

Someone sent this to me - I thought it was hilarious!<br>30 Signs That You May Be a HOCKEY PARENT . . . ..<br><br><br>30. You have more miles on your '02 SUV than your '66 Chevy. <br><br>29. You've had to use a grandparent to take kid #1 to a tournament<br>because Dad was in a different state with kid #2 at a tournament and Mom<br>had kid #3 two states away in a 3rd tournament, all in one weekend. <br><br>28. You know every single kid on every single team your child has ever<br>played on, but don't have a clue who his school-mates are. <br><br>27. You ground your kids for a week (except for hockey practice). <br><br>26. You chuckle when a co-worker says his kids play basketball. <br><br>25. You take out a home loan to pay for all the equipment and expenses. <br><br>24. You complain about ice time when only 10 skaters show up for the<br>game.<br><br>23. You plan the birth of your next child so he has a good hockey<br>birthday. <br><br>22. You shout, "Watch this, watch this!" every time Junior touches the<br>puck in practice. <br><br>21. Your new baby's first word is "Zamboni". <br><br>20. You need new personalized license plates (again) since your kid<br>changed teams (again).<br><br>19. The volume of your hockey-related e-mail at work exceeds your<br>business-related e-mail.<br><br>18. You use the term "illegal recruiting" in a post discussing 94's. <br><br>17. All your computer passwords begin with "hockey".<br><br>16. You've been barred from more than one rink on more than one<br>occasion. <br><br>15. All photos of your family vacations have a Canadian flag in the<br>background. <br><br>14. You keeps stats...at practice! <br><br>13. You rationalize spending $159 on a Synergy for a 9-year old but<br>won't spend $5 on a birthday card for your wife. <br><br>12. You have more "Hockey Mom" t-shirts and sweatshirts than shoes. <br><br>11. You hate sending Christmas cards, because the stats only show half<br>the season. <br><br>10. You had to explain that the pilgrims didn't play hockey, and<br>Thanksgiving is actually a holiday, not just a tournament.<br><br>9. You purchase a new $135.00 hockey stick for the kid because the old<br>one "didn't have any goals left in it". <br><br>8. You can't compose a sentence or have a conversation that doesn't use<br>at least one of the following words: "elite", "select", "AAA",<br>"nationals", "premier", "travel" or "tryouts". <br><br>7. You think a '93 Merlot Select is a new New Jersey hockey team, and<br>want to know when tryouts are. <br><br>6. You know a few five-year-olds that are good, but "lack focus". <br><br>5. You've had kids ask if Christmas is "home or away". <br><br>4. You want to try for another, so "we can start younger". <br><br>3. Asked to decide between try-outs and first communion, you asked<br>church what the options were. <br><br>2. You received a letter from the AAA Automobile Club, and called for<br>more info about tryouts. <br><br>1. When someone asks how old your children are, you respond, "I have a<br>Squirt and a Mite".<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

Very good list <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... lasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls</p><i></i>

[east hockey]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>17. All your computer passwords begin with "hockey".<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>17a. And so does your EZ Board nickname <!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.minnhock.com/biggrin.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>Lee <p>____________<br>Message Board arsonist since 2005</p><i></i>

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

Obviously I'm not a parent then.... <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... lasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls</p><i></i>