Guest Blogger: WAFS woman, Allison Lodish

Today's entry was written by Allison Lodish, the creator of womenagainstfantasysports.com. Eric talked to Allison about her site and fantasy sports addiction last weekend on "News To Me".

Allison Lodish on "News To Me". Click to play.

I Thought I Was Your Fantasy!

Everyone has fantasies. Is yours winning the lottery [or] quitting your job (if you still have one) and traveling around the world? What does ‘fantasy’ mean to me? Well, it used to evoke daydreams of chocolate, champagne and Daniel Craig and I in our private cabana in St. Barts. Alas, that word now represents something far more pathetic – Fantasy Sports.

The latest statistics indicate that 28 million people are playing fantasy sports and it is now an $800 million industry. Hmmm… our country’s financial state is in the toilet but the fantasy sports industry is still making money… Is it a coincidence that the stock market crashed near the start of the football season & it's evil twin...fantasy football? I think not!! Millions upon millions of work hours and productivity are lost by people at work (mostly men) who would rather be focusing on their fake fantasies…as if they are the second coming of Bill Parcells – Who are they kidding?!? If that’s what “fantasy” is about…well…maybe it’s time to seek some help.

Since the launch of our website womenagainstfantasysports.com, one of the questions I get all the time is “how is your husband’s team doing?” My response, “which one?” And ready for this? He actually has a team that he created “for me”, except for the fact that he manages it “for me”! The best part of this is, apparently I’m not doing that well – but HIS team, which is in the same league, is doing GREAT!!!

Many people say I should cut him some slack… let him enjoy himself. They tell me I should get a hobby. Well folks, I have news for you… I did! It’s called Women Against Fantasy Sports. Many thanks to Eric and the team here at "News To Me" for the awesome piece! As you have seen, we have created a site for people whose spouses or significant others who have crossed to the ‘dark side’. You can come and read some unbelievable stories (check out: Evacuation Day from Hurricane Gustav – it’s a winner for sure) and share some of your own. You can also purchase WAFS apparel. I like to wear the “#1 Draft Pick” to remind him of who he picked before LaDainian Tomlinson. Of course the underwear that say ‘Closed for the Fantasy Season’ is a good choice as well – remember everything has its consequences!

There are so many of us “Fantasy Widows” out there. It may be football, baseball, basketball, hockey or even fantasy fishing (yes it actually exists), but we can all understand feel the pain… You are not alone…

Coming soon to the site:
- “Top 10 ways to survive the Thanksgiving Fantasy Football Weekend”
- “How to point out how lame fantasy football REALLY is when your ding-dong spouse or significant other is out of the fantasy playoffs”

Stay tuned!
[Allison Lodish]