How to:Surviving Football Season

I racked my brain for the first piece of wisdom I could pass on to my fellow women. After a while I realized the topic was staring me smack dab in the face. Football season in all it’s glory is exciting for many but can be a pain for those who don’t enjoy it, don’t get it, or just don’t care. Hopefully I can help those who fall into these categories by providing some basic tips for getting through the next 16+ weeks.

First tip I can offer is this, don’t hate your hubby – significant other- for their obsession. They can’t help it. Just like our obsessions with Grey’s Anatomy and similar shows they can’t live without it. By understanding and relating it becomes possible to accept this part of your relationship. Just as I hope your better halves accept it as well.

If all else fails and you just can’t stand it anymore go shopping. Finding an outside distraction for the day can help to pass the mundane hours that’s spent in front of the T.V. while he screams obscenities and throws things when his team fumbles the ball. It will also give you something to look forward to through out the week. If your real crafty you can get this time to yourself. Call it a bonding moment between Father and Child.

Forget about him doing anything else until footballs over. Honey do lists are put on hold and the garbage will have to wait. The fact is even if you ask him something you won’t get heard let alone get anything done. Another thing that can’t be helped. They can only concentrate on one thing and at that moment it’s not what you want.

Finally, if there is to be any hope for quality time my suggestion would be to suck it up and try to understand what the hype is all about. As the saying goes if you can’t beat em’,  join em’. Ask questions and feign interest. Guys love to teach and if you give them an oppurtunity like that you can guarentee countless hours of communication. Occasionally you might even get to talk about what you want too.

If you try to compromise or even join in a lot of needless fights can be avoided. Men have been obsessed with football for years and you’d be hard pressed to find one that wasn’t, so why not try to make the best of the situation. I know the season can seem endless but think of it this way; by doing this for them you have a great bargaining tool to use when you want to hit up that B&B come vacay time.