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She kicks, she ....

...scores! Yes, Tara got her first ever goal last night at her soccer game. I was jumping up and down on the sidelines, just amazing! She was so thrilled.

Play by play: In the middle of the game, I told Tara to try to stop the other team from scoring because our players were just standing by our goal and watching the ball roll right in. So the very next play, the same thing happened and Tara looked at me, I was making a frowny face, she was mortified like she messed up. And then she teared up and the coach put his arm around her. Oh no! I didn't mean to make her feel bad!It wasn't her fault! I'm an awful spectator/soccer mom.

On her sideline break, I told her it's not her fault they scored. She wasn't even the goalie. I hugged her and sent her back in. She seemed OK. Whew.

Then the other team was taking the ball down the field again toward our goal, Tara sprinted past the whole mob of kids from both teams, got in front of the boy with the ball, put her foot on the ball to stop it, and then kicked it to the side and ran it all the way down the field, the mob of kids trailing but not able to catch up. We were screaming. Then she guided the ball toward the center and kicked it right in the goal!