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Favorite Parts of a Dirt Bike Day
“What was your favorite part of today?” I ask as MotoKid climbs into bed, limbs heavy with the kind of exhaustion that only a full day on...
MOTOMOM
14 hours ago3 min read
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It Must Be Nice
“It must be nice.” That’s what they say when they see the bikes in the garage. The gate drops. The freshly washed race rig. The kids...
MOTOMOM
3 days ago2 min read
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Burnouts, Backlash, and Being 18 — Let Haiden Deegan Be a Kid
By Courtney Specht - MotoMom Haiden Devgan had a run-in with the law. Oops. I’m a child of the ’80s. My first love wasn’t some safe...
MOTOMOM
Mar 252 min read
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The Hardest Part of the Ride
There’s a silence in a hospital room that’s unlike any other. A quiet that hums with the absence of roaring engines, the rush of wind,...
MOTOMOM
Mar 154 min read
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MotoParents, Get off the Trapeze
We’ve created a three ring circus for our MotoKids. And it’s all our fault. I recently was saddened to read about the shuttering of long...
MOTOMOM
Jul 18, 20226 min read
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Florence Grand Prix // 50th Anniversary
A couple months back my pops told me that he was planning to race the Florence Grand Prix event, marking the 50th anniversary of a race...
MOTOMOM
May 31, 20223 min read
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Motocross Racing Doesn't Matter
I’m gonna tell you something that might surprise you, coming from me - that is - if you’ve known me, especially the balls to the wall do...
MOTOMOM
May 23, 20223 min read
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MotoMother's Day
In the pits, he dresses with care, motorcycles surround us everywhere. Goggles, helmet, knee braces and pants, necessary gear to begin...
MOTOMOM
May 12, 20211 min read
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'Twas a Moto Christmas
A Courtney Staton MotoMom original. All rights reserved, ©MOTOMOM MEDIA 2020 ‘Twas the night of Christmas and all through the shop the...
MOTOMOM
Dec 25, 20202 min read
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The MotoDad Type
The following postcard from the pits story is another adaptation of a Robin Crutcher MotoMom original. I’ve been wallowing in my basement...
MOTOMOM
Dec 8, 20206 min read
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For Sale: Everything. A Letter to MotoKid
For Sale: Everything. The hauler. The bikes. The parts. The truck. The gear. The kid. The husband. Shit I’ll throw in the dog, too. Just...
MOTOMOM
Aug 18, 20203 min read
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For The Ones Still At Home
To the kids that didn’t make it to Hurricane Mills; It’s alright. If you didn’t qualify- missing by one or by 30. If you got the ticket,...
MOTOMOM
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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The First Time Rancher
I first penned this post over two years ago, when a MotoMom in a social media group said they were prepping for their first trip. I’ve...
MOTOMOM
Jul 27, 20203 min read
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Keeping Score
Adapted from “Motomom Score Card,” by Robin Crutcher, 1997 There is an unidentifiable neural trigger that reacts to the olfactory...
MOTOMOM
Jul 20, 20204 min read
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Other People's Kids
Lots of sports have those moms that always like to be the head hen. They’re usually the ones in charge of the PTA, the ones that bring...
MOTOMOM
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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MotoMom-Isms
Adapted from “Moto-Momisms” By Robin Crutcher, in The Best of Motomom Mom-isms are a thing that usually only a mother gets to say, say...
MOTOMOM
Jul 6, 20202 min read
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The American Dream
If you’re going to post in color, it better be in red, white and blue. “The American Dream does not come to those who fall asleep.”...
MOTOMOM
Jul 4, 20201 min read
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Mom, Are You Having Fun?
I briefly cried in the shower last night. We were home late from a rough racing weekend. I don’t know if it was exhaustion or defeat of...
MOTOMOM
Jun 29, 20204 min read
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It's Just Dirt Bikes
Stop. I want you to think really hard about this. Think about the last time your kid was on their bike. This weekend. Yesterday....
MOTOMOM
Jun 22, 20202 min read
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