How to Survive Football Season

Football season is starting, and that means there is something distracting your husband from focusing on you. But don’t worry, we have a few ideas about how to get through the lonely season without losing your sanity.

Audra Lowe: And from tennis to football that's right it's that time of year again, time goes so fast and that actually means your husband or your boyfriend attention span might be on the scoreboard instead of on the housework maybe on you. But don't worry about anything Rhiannon has some ideas for getting through the lonely season without losing your sanity. Male: There were 200 Johnson the quarterback. Rhiannon: Before the regular season even started your man attention was already on football. The Tennessee football is big business from draft parties like this one throughout their regular season. Male: We made the right choice. Rhiannon: Controlling your own NFL team is like a dream come true for many guys that can turn into a nightmare for us ladies. Deanne Kelly: It's just all the phone calls you know I just can't, I can't get myself, you planning on the teams and everything. You know like it's big news there I'm calling to each other every two seconds about all of the moves that are going and— Rhiannon: Two young kids keep Deanne Kelly very busy, Deanne entertains the kids on Sundays when like men all across the country her husband Steve is glued to the TV watching game after game, after game even the dog Charlie misses him. Notice the concentration on the game but one expert says it's time women took advantage of their man's love of football. Joy Freeney: That's the best time to ask your husband for anything that you want. He was say, yes in heart beat because he didn't even hearing you. I remember that game the ball came out so— Rhiannon: And Joy Freeney should know her son Dwight place for the Indianapolis Colts. Joy hated football when her kids were young, she did even want Dwight playing when he was a kid well now you can keep her away. Joy Freeney: So I go from no football to football, I mean to the highest limits I mean , I'm at every game, the preseason game you name it I'm there, I'm loving it every day even more. Rhiannon: But Joy when her two sons for young gathered around the TV watching football with their dad so she offers women this advice to get through this season. Joy Freeney: I really think woman can utilize that time where it becomes their down time. Rhiannon: Joy suggests finding something you're passionate about when you lose your guide to TV loose yourself in your favorite hobby. Joy says scheduled family meals and activities around to game. Because even if they're sitting at the dinner table with you they're probably still wondering who scored the last touchdown. And if your kids are interested in football make it a family affair. Joy Freeney: Because that was a together time you know my sons were sitting with my husband and they could share until it together and I felt left out only because I didn't understand what you're doing tried sitting there like I say but I find other things to occupy my time even in the same room. Rhiannon: But if you have young kids schedule play dates with other moms during the games. Remember the football season will eventually end and you will get your man back. But don't let him off the hook completely make a deal with and he can have a game time that the family still comes first. And that's something Deanne Kelly agrees with. Deanne Kelly: Yes, I have this around helping with us putting them to bed and stuff that's helpful. Rhiannon: All else fails you know the saying if you can't beat them join them, hey guys I got Tom Brady okay, hey Geisel married him he must be good for Better I'm Rhiannon. Audra Lowe: thanks Rhiannon Geisel all by the way is reportedly pregnant with her first baby with her new hubby, so maybe you can even teach man a few things about his favorite players.