Abby Wambach

And I knew that was going to happen. I knew that I was a good soccer player. I knew that I was going to be gone. Like, I never even went home for the summer. Like, I was just always training with the national teams, with the youth national teams.

And I knew that was going to happen. I knew that I was a good soccer player. I knew that I was going to be gone. Like, I never even went home for the summer. Like, I was just always training with the national teams, with the youth national teams.

And so there is a part of me that knows that that was probably not healthy and probably not great for my overall connection probably with my birth family. And there's another part of me that is so grateful because it forced me to take care of myself and become this force, this independent person who has a ton of agency. I'm not scared of much.

And so there is a part of me that knows that that was probably not healthy and probably not great for my overall connection probably with my birth family. And there's another part of me that is so grateful because it forced me to take care of myself and become this force, this independent person who has a ton of agency. I'm not scared of much.

And so there is a part of me that knows that that was probably not healthy and probably not great for my overall connection probably with my birth family. And there's another part of me that is so grateful because it forced me to take care of myself and become this force, this independent person who has a ton of agency. I'm not scared of much.

Anything that comes through the door, I'm able to handle it. It's true. And so I see our youngest... Kind of. She's in soccer. She's getting recruited right now. It's very exciting. And there's going to be a time where I know that if she really wants to go and signs with the college, I know that she's going to come back less than the others. And that's going to be hard on this one. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Anything that comes through the door, I'm able to handle it. It's true. And so I see our youngest... Kind of. She's in soccer. She's getting recruited right now. It's very exciting. And there's going to be a time where I know that if she really wants to go and signs with the college, I know that she's going to come back less than the others. And that's going to be hard on this one. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Anything that comes through the door, I'm able to handle it. It's true. And so I see our youngest... Kind of. She's in soccer. She's getting recruited right now. It's very exciting. And there's going to be a time where I know that if she really wants to go and signs with the college, I know that she's going to come back less than the others. And that's going to be hard on this one. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

And it will be hard on me too, but I have walked that walk.

And it will be hard on me too, but I have walked that walk.

And it will be hard on me too, but I have walked that walk.

So it's interesting, you know, There's probably no right or wrong way, necessarily. I do think that there is a wisdom in our children's generation and also a little bit of softness. Both. I think because of parents getting more therapy and being more open to listening to what their kids have to say and talking more about trauma and being more in that kind of...

So it's interesting, you know, There's probably no right or wrong way, necessarily. I do think that there is a wisdom in our children's generation and also a little bit of softness. Both. I think because of parents getting more therapy and being more open to listening to what their kids have to say and talking more about trauma and being more in that kind of...

So it's interesting, you know, There's probably no right or wrong way, necessarily. I do think that there is a wisdom in our children's generation and also a little bit of softness. Both. I think because of parents getting more therapy and being more open to listening to what their kids have to say and talking more about trauma and being more in that kind of...

frame of mind, these children have more wisdom and they have more understanding than they see the world differently. And they experience the reality of their world very differently than we did on television screens. They're doing it 24 seven on their phones. And I also think there's a part of the generation that our children are growing up in that is It's not in the real world as much.

frame of mind, these children have more wisdom and they have more understanding than they see the world differently. And they experience the reality of their world very differently than we did on television screens. They're doing it 24 seven on their phones. And I also think there's a part of the generation that our children are growing up in that is It's not in the real world as much.

frame of mind, these children have more wisdom and they have more understanding than they see the world differently. And they experience the reality of their world very differently than we did on television screens. They're doing it 24 seven on their phones. And I also think there's a part of the generation that our children are growing up in that is It's not in the real world as much.

And so it's scarier for them.

And so it's scarier for them.

And so it's scarier for them.