Hey MotoMom, Moto dad here, and I’m a little stuck in my own head. Racing starts this week here in South Africa, and my son, who’s 11, just got invited to a birthday party by one of his close buddies. Of course the invite shows up right when things are finally clicking on the bike. Today’s ride was one of those sessions where you can feel the shift. He’s clearing doubles he used to struggle with, riding confident, riding happy. I was proud. Like, really proud. Then the party invite came. Now...

Dear MotoMom, My parents and I came to the U.S. when I was really young. As far as I know, they did everything the “right” way, but it still took years. A lot of waiting, paperwork, stress, and uncertainty. That’s just our normal. My parents are older now, but they still come to races with us sometimes. They sit in folding chairs, bring snacks, watch motos, cheer for their grandkid, often times in Spanish. Motocross is one of the few things we all still do together. That’s why this is so hard...

We're trying something new. I often get asked for advice about being a MotoMom, living in the motocross culture and what it means to be part of racing lifestyles. Today we start with our first advice column, Ask MotoMom, directly responding to our own readers. Dear MotoMom, I’m a newer moto mom, and I don’t really know where else to ask this. My 8-year-old started racing about a year and a half ago. My husband raced years ago, took a long break, and now that our son is riding, the itch is...