Deanna Mays

Blessed beyond measure! #softballmomalways Aggie 95' Matthew 28:20

[Deanna Mays @d2mays]

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[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Texas A&M's 'Ball 5' chant is the best thing in sports

[Sadie @Sadie_NC]

Not sure if this is a thing everywhere, but seniors give their jerseys to the teachers who had the greatest impact on their lives. Thank you to the teachers who really make a difference in these kids' lives.

[Lincoln @flabbytofit99]

Last week, I heard my son being disrespectful to my wife upstairs at bedtime.

I didn't yell up the stairs. I didn't rush up.

I just started walking. Slowly.

Our stairs creak. Loud.

Step. Creak.
Step. Creak.
Step. Creak.

My son went silent.

I heard my wife: "You hear your father coming, so you stopped, didn't you?"

No response.

I reached his room. Looked him in the eye.

"You will not be disrespectful to your mother. Apologize. Right now. And don't ever do it again."

He apologized. I walked out.

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That's all it took.

But here's the lesson every dad needs to hear:

**Your kids are testing YOU when they disrespect your wife.**

They're learning:
• Does Dad back Mom up?
• Can I get away with this?
• Who's really in charge here?

If you don't shut it down IMMEDIATELY, it escalates.

Your kids keep pushing. Your wife keeps absorbing it. And you've failed both of them.

**Back her up. Every single time.**

Even if you disagree with how she handled something, you back her up in front of the kids.

Handle disagreements later, in private.

In the moment? You're a team. Always.

**Here's what your kids are learning:**

Your SONS are watching how you treat their mother. That's their blueprint for how to treat women.

Your DAUGHTERS are watching too. That's their blueprint for what treatment to accept from men.

If you let your kids disrespect her, you're teaching them:
• Mom doesn't deserve respect
• I can talk to women however I want
• Dad won't protect the people he loves

Is that the legacy you want to leave?

**Your wife is watching too.**

She's asking:
• Will he back me up?
• Will he stand with me?
• Can I count on him when it's hard?

Be the man who says YES to all three.

Nip disrespect in the bud. Now. Before it becomes a pattern.

Your family is counting on you to lead.

Don't let them down.

[Mindset Machine  @mindsetmachine]

4 years of therapy in 1 minute

[NFL @NFL]

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[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

“Can I bring my baby to the interview?”

The message came in at 11 PM:

“Hi, I have an interview with you tomorrow at 2 PM. My childcare fell through. Can I bring my 8-month-old? I understand if you need to reschedule.”

Old me would have rescheduled.
Unprofessional. Distraction. Red flag.

New me replied:
“Absolutely. See you tomorrow.”

She showed up with her baby on her hip.
She apologized three times before even sitting down.

Ten minutes in, the baby started crying.
She tried to soothe him while answering questions.
She apologized again.

I stopped the interview and said:

“Hey. You’re managing a fussy baby, answering complex questions, and staying calm under pressure. That’s literally the job. Handling chaos while staying professional. You’re already proving you can do it.”

Her eyes filled with tears.

We hired her.

She’s been with us for a year now.
The most reliable team member we have.

Why?

Because when you’re used to handling a screaming infant at 3 AM and still showing up to work the next day, workplace stress feels like nothing.

Working parents, especially mothers, are some of the most organized, efficient, and resilient people you’ll ever hire.

Yet we lose them because our hiring processes are built for people with zero caregiving responsibilities.

If your interview process can’t accommodate a parent facing a childcare issue, you’re not filtering for professionalism.

You’re filtering for privilege.

[The Good Grief Trust @goodgrieftrust]

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It has reached over a quarter of a million people across our social media pages.

Many have shared this image with family and friends, and hundreds have commented about how much this quote resonates with you all.

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[NCAA Women's Volleyball @NCAAVolleyball]

National Championship cinematic recap 🏆

Experience (3) @AggieVolleyball make program history by defeating (1) Kentucky to win their first National Championship!

#NCAAWVB

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

GOODBYE & GIG ‘EM! 👍

@AggieVolleyball x @NCAAVolleyball

[Aggie Sports 365 @365Aggie]

I hope the powers that be at A&M and the donors continue to support this volleyball program!!

Jamie Morrison and these badass women are an incredible representation of the university!! So proud of them👍

[Texas A&M Aggies 👍 @12thMan]

Legends make the handoff look easy 🏈🛒

#GigEm | @HEB

[Deanna Mays @d2mays]

What’s that #GigEm !!!

[Farm Girl Carrie 👩‍🌾 @FarmGirlCarrie]

It’s true 🙏♥️

[The Biblical Man @Biblicalman]

My wife stopped asking me to help with Christmas.

I didn't notice.

"Don't stress," I'd tell her. "It'll all come together."

She'd nod. Keep moving.

One night I found her at the kitchen table.

2 AM.

Wrapping gifts I didn't know we had.

For people I forgot existed.

"When did you buy all this?"

She didn't look up.

"It doesn't just come together."

That's when it hit me.

I was the one saying don't stress.

She was the one making Christmas happen.

I wasn't helping.

I was watching.

Your wife isn't stressed about Christmas.

She IS Christmas.

And you're just showing up.

[Àgbà John Doe @jon_d_doe]

As a parent, I think this video has taught me something useful.

I recommend that you should try it on your kids, too.

I have also shared it with my wife.

Credit: joe_drummer_boy on IG.

[The Biblical Man @Biblicalman]

My father once told me the secret to a happy marriage.

“Stay out of the kitchen. Let her handle the holidays.”

I was 19. He was in his recliner.

My mother was cooking for 14 people.

She’d been up since 5 AM.

He’d been up since the football pregame.

I didn’t think anything of it.

That’s just how it was.

Fast forward 20 years.

I’m in the recliner.

My wife is in the kitchen.

She’s been up since 5 AM.

I’ve been up since the pregame.

My daughter walks by and I see her watching.

Not the TV.

Her mother.

Then me.

Then her mother again.

That’s when it hit me:

She’s taking notes.

My father taught me that holidays were for men to rest and women to work.

He didn’t say it.

He showed it.

Every Thanksgiving.
Every Christmas.
Every Easter.

The recliner passed from him to me like an inheritance I never asked for.

This morning I woke up at 4 AM.

Not for content.

For the turkey.

My wife found me in the kitchen at 6.

She didn’t say anything.

She just stood there.

Then she cried.

Your kids are taking notes.

Not on what you say.

On where you sit.

The recliner is an inheritance.

Be the generation that stands up.