Hi Janice,
Actually, Sarabara is a
hockey mom, not a soccer mom. (I don't suppose much soccer gets played in Alaska.)
The interesting thing about all the breathless "she's a hockey mom" crap, is that "hockey mom" isn't necessarily a complimentary term. In fact, in Canada at least, the image of the hockey mom is kinda . . . ambivalent, at best. You know, grown adults shooting off at the mouth, cussing at the ref, getting a bit
too involved in what really should just be a fun game for the kids. Like, say, in
THIS YOU TUBE VIDEO
for example. (Warning: very strong language.)
To be fair, the vast majority of "hockey moms" are just dedicated parents who get up at five in the morning to drive the kids to morning skate, etc. And we have only the You Tube video poster's word for it that the screamer really is a hockey
mom (and not, say, a girlfriend). But the fact is, that while the behaviour in the video here is extreme, it's typical enough to file under the label "crazy hockey mother." (Personally, I found it simply by typing "hockey mom" in the search line. First thing to pop up.)
And yes, of course, "soccer moms" regularly go nuts as well. I'll let you all find the You Tube evidence for that yourselves. It won't be hard.
Anyway . . . something to think about whenever you hear the words "hockey mom" this election season.
Steve C.