{"id":5580,"date":"2015-04-21T21:01:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T04:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5580"},"modified":"2015-04-21T21:01:59","modified_gmt":"2015-04-22T04:01:59","slug":"stapletons-busiest-spring-pissing-contest-officially-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5580","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton\u2019s \u201cBusiest Spring\u201d Pissing Contest Officially Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Busiest<\/a>Spring has sprung, and as Stapleton parents will tell you, it\u2019s going to be a busy one. There is baseball<\/a>, soccer, LAX, dance, among several other activities. Plus, for parents, it\u2019s time for Rockies\u2019 games, golf, and impromptu happy hours. It can all make for a busy spring season for parents. However, no matter how busy a Stapleton parent is, they always have time to let you know how busy they are.\n\u201cWe have Jack on the travel baseball team, so he has practice two nights a week, plus weekend tournaments,\u201d says resident Nikki Jenkins. \u201cThen Madison made the soccer A team this year, so things are already getting crazy with her. With Steve\u2019s recent promotion and upcoming travel, I just don\u2019t know how we are going to do it.\u201d Resident Brenda Fisher feels her schedule is even tougher. \u201cAiden has piano lessons on Sunday nights, and soccer on Wednesdays and Saturdays,\u201d says Fisher. \u201cThen of course Sophia has her dance program, which is on Thursdays, with performances once a month. Coordinating that, as well as getting them to doctors, dentists, and everything else, makes for a really busy spring for us.\u201d\nIn Stapleton, if you want to compete to win the \u201cBusiest Spring\u201d award, it can\u2019t just be about activities. \u201cAnytime I am talking to someone about how much I have going on, I always throw in a boast about my kids,\u201d says Stapleton parent Stephanie Siphers. \u201cFor example, \u2018Brody has so much going on with soccer. And I feel like we can\u2019t miss it because the coaches are always telling me how good he is and that he needs to be there. So, it\u2019s great, but it just keeps us crazy busy.\u2019\u201d Another key to being in the running for \u201cBusiest Spring\u201d is making people empathize with you. \u201cYou have to occasionally throw your hands in the air out of semi-frustration, and then say something to the effect of, \u2018but, it has to get done.\u2019 And if that doesn\u2019t do it, you throw in a random annoying thing that happened recently. \u2018And on top of that, the furnace just went out at our rental property.\u2019 Your goal is to get people to say things like, \u2018I don\u2019t know how you do it,\u2019 then you know they think you and your family are better than they are.\u201d\nSo, when you are wondering the streets and parks of Stapleton, be careful regarding the general questions you ask. \u201cAnytime I am at a park, I am just waiting for someone to ask, \u2018how are you doing?\u2019 or \u2018how are the kids?,\u201d says Siphers. \u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity to come back with my litany of things to let them know how crazy busy and great I am. Oh, did I mention I just started doing Orange Theory.\u201d Add it to the list.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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