What started out as a gift to basketball moms and dads quickly became a gift for anyone listening and watching, including our hosts, Erin & Lawrence. Beyond the Journal was blessed with the company of award-winning, Writer, Film Director, T.V. & Film Producer, Active Sports Mom & doer of so much more, Crystal McCrary! Crystal joins via Skype and answers questions about what it takes to raise an NBA athlete like Cole Anthony or a College athlete like, daughter Ella Anthony; the impact of AAU on the child; the impact of business on AAU and youth sports; the difference between parenting in the early 2000’s versus parenting in the 2020’s and more! In addition she speaks on her honest and successful husband, Ray McGuire who is currently running to become NYC’s next mayor—apparently he’s already got Lawrence’s vote! He must be a part of Lawrence’s “fam” or whatever! Above all we find that Crystal is no different from other mothers who are attempting to raise children in a world that has become unstable and no less demanding of its youth! Tune in and hear our dynamic duo ask the kinds of questions parents don’t often get to ask one another at the park, in the bleachers, or out in the halls at Parent Teacher Conferences.