Quote: We all felt a little pressure and occasionally he would lose his temper(It drove him completely nuts that we couldn't remember whether the Lions or the Tigers played football. ) but mostly we appreciated the attention.
Of course the solution is to root for the Red Wings. They are the ones wearing red.
Quote: The moral of this story is though I still absolutely suck at sports, I always told my Dad right away when I set the curve on an AP exam or if I was shooting for a promotion at work, because I knew he was my #1 fan.
If either of my kids was good at sports it would be a total fluke considering the athletic abilities of their parents. What's interesting - OK, demented - about our family is how I identify more strongly with my older daughter and my wife identifies more strongly with our younger daughter based on similarities in respective personalities. The things that frustrate me with my younger daughter, such as being unwilling to try new things out of fear, are some of the things that frustrate me about my wife. My older daughter's absent mindedness and inattention frustrate my wife to no end, and I have the same issues. We need to appreciate these little ones for the persons they are and they can be, and constantly remind ourselves that they are not us.
We are so fused we are a singularity.
"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment." Henry David Thoreau
) but mostly we appreciated the attention.