Growing up, I was a dancer - a ballerina. I played softball and basketball. I joined every club I possibly could. When I imagined having kids someday, I think part of me assumed they’d love all the same things I did. But my daughter never played softball. She danced for a little while, but it was never really her thing. Instead, she found volleyball in grade school and lacrosse when she entered high school. And honestly, we don’t even look alike - as evidenced by the amount of times people assumed I was the nanny instead of her mom. Which, looking back, is actually kind of funny. My son played baseball and... well, baseball. That was his go-to sport. He tried soccer for awhile, but his baseball team is the one that became family. But he wasn't a club kid in any other respect - and led a quiet, low-key high school life. (Although his love of Pokémon right now is club-level, lol!) When you’re young, you picture motherhood a certain way. You imagine sharing your favorite hobbies, reli...