Accompanying your child to the first day of their new after-school activity opens up a whole world of new and interesting people to both them, and you.

Regularly attending matches, turning up at tournaments and applauding at performances means you spend a lot of time with these colourful characters, right?

Here are just 10 we’ve encountered over the course of our child’s after-school career.

The bored dad

Whether it’s a gymnastic display or a swimming gala, you are bound to find one dad who is more interested in his phone or newspaper than the majestic strokes of his little one.

The bored mum

Shivering on the sidelines of a pitch on a chilly Saturday morning is where you’ll find a whole host of bored mums, trying desperately to muster up some enthusiasm for their six-year-old’s soccer skills.

The impatient toddler

Watching their big sister perform in an amateur performance of Sleeping Beauty in the village hall is enough to send any impatient 3-year-old over the edge.

The over-excited grandmother

You are bound to find an overjoyed Granny, wrapped up against the elements, on the side of any soccer pitch on a Saturday morning.

The irritated teenager

Watching her younger sister's gymnastic display is the last way she wants to spend her Saturday afternoon.

The extremely loud dad

Whether he's roaring at the players or cheering his child on, there's always going to be one dad on the sideline who has no use for a megaphone.

The stylish mum

While you're up to your knees in mud and struggling to see your child amongst the other saturated hockey players, there will be one immaculately-dressed mum clutching a takeaway coffee cup and looking positively serene despite the weather.

The confused uncle

Just out of his teens, there's always once young uncle who's been dragged to the performance of a niece or nephew and is not quite sure why he's there.

The wailing tot

That baby doesn't care if their brother is winning an Olympic gold, he wants to go and he wants to go NOW!

The excitable granddad

Keen to live vicariously through his grandson, that elderly man will cheer, instruct and lament like he's on the sidelines of a Premier League match,

How many have you met?!

 

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