Conversations with my daughter, part II.

[rivka]

Scene: It's storytime in the living room, right before bed. We are reading Touch and Feel Baseball, and we've just gotten to the part about "Rub the scratchy turf of the outfield."

Me: And you can tell by the N-Y on the field that this is Yankee Stadium. What do we know about the Yankees, Alex?
Alex: Bad!!

...I am SO proud.

Comments

[geminigirl]

Oh no, no no no. You've already taught her all wrong.

Cayne's first lesson in baseball, courtesy of my Dad, shortly after our engagement was "Yankees good, everyone else bad-Red Sox very very very bad."

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Are you raising a Sox fan or a Mets fan?

[journeywoman.livejournal.com]

I can see that Alex and Evan will have a great deal in common. ;)

[wanderingaengus.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear you're bringing the young 'un up right.

[chargirlgenius.livejournal.com]

*SNORT*

My husband read part one over my shoulder this morning, and got his daily dose of teh cute.

Along with a "HOW old is she?" :-)

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

What a *good girl*!!!!!
:):):)

[redbird]

*giggle*

[nsingman.livejournal.com]

Smart girl! I couldn't agree more. We're a family of five Mets fans who hate the Yankees! :-)

[fairoriana.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's a good Alex! I only hope I can raise my son as well!

[therealjae.livejournal.com]

Bwahaha!

I had a conversation with Erica's little boy today that was a lot like this. Except that it was about the Tories. *grin*

-J

[saoba.livejournal.com]

Such a good and clever girl!

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Mu.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

We'll start working on that one. ;-)

I am kind of hoping that she picks up our stock response when anything goes wrong - "Personally, I blame the Republicans." But it will probably be a while.

[tangleofthorns.livejournal.com]

Now that is how to raise a child.

(I am a joint Sox-Mets fan by heritage and upbringing and location, so Alex and I are in the same headspace, apparently.)

[rivka.livejournal.com]

The funny thing is that we've never even rehearsed the question and answer. When we get to that page, we usually say, "That's Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are bad." We've never asked her before.

[bcholmes.livejournal.com]

*snort*

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Hurrah! This Mets fan heartily approves.

[lcohen]

yay!!!

[treadpath.livejournal.com]

Hee! That's awesome! :)

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

Hurrah! (I am an "anyone but the Yankees, the 800-pound bully of baseball" fan.)

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

'86 must've killed you.

[flyfreeizzie.livejournal.com]

*rofl
I really like these linguisic adventures.. very funny... very cute.....

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly. I'd be a little surprised if Alex doesn't grow up to be an Orioles fan, given our location, but it doesn't really matter who she roots for as long as she hates the Yanks.

[chiefted]

See we knew all along Alex was a genius.

"Good Job Alex"

[curmudgn]

My wife, who is an O's fan by birth, completely approves of teaching Alex the importance of these things.

[aloha-moira.livejournal.com]

Very, very nicely done. :)

[tangleofthorns.livejournal.com]

It killed my dad. I was four, I thought it was awesome. I remember it vividly because of how huge a deal it was in my house.