Mother Puncher

Ty Alexander
Nov 2 · 5 min read
A jab is a powerful tool for a boxer (Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash)

Standing in a field, in the middle of nowhere, is a great way to find yourself looking for something to do. Add your wife and youngest daughter to the mix and you’ve got a recipe for disaster.

Bored, my wife broke off heading toward the congregation of moms standing near the team tent, leaving my daughter and me to stare at one another.

“Dad, you wanna play a game?”

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Ty Alexander

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Writer, Husband, Father. Writing irreverent prose (and the occasional poem) on life, raising daughters, and my family.

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