Hannah, Where Have I Failed You? June 14, 2008
Posted by Emily in : Family, My Handsome Husband, Princess Hannah, Sports, Utah , trackbackDear Hannah,
Where have I failed you as a mother? Have I not taught you to LOVE dolls, and strollers, and kitchen sets? Haven’t I taught you the joy of washing dishes, and cleaning the house?
Why then, WWWWWHHHHHHHYYYYYYYY, is your new passion GOLF?
Golf Hannah.
GOLF. WHY?
This isn’t normal for for a 23 month old girl who LOVES dolls, cleaning, pretty shoes, and kitchen sets. Maybe it’s your daddy’s fault (because trust me, I certainly didn’t introduce you to the game!). Yes, IT IS YOUR DADDY’S FAULT.
You see, we are living in Utah, with your Grandma and Grandpa for the summer for a VERY SPECIFIC reason, and that reason isn’t for you and your dad to master the game of golf. We live here so your daddy can study for the USMLE STEP ONE EXAM that he has scheduled to take in about two weeks. His “day job” is to review everything he’s ever learned in his entire life in medical school. However, he and grandpa always find time to go golfing, hit a bucket of balls, or practice chipping.
This weekend is the US Open Golf Tournament. Why do I know this useless bit of information? Because you are hooked just like your dad and grandpa watching it on TV! You rarely watch TV, and when you actually notice the TV, you say, “Golf? Watch it?”
Hannah this is weird. Not only because you are 23 months old, but because GOLF IS THE MOST B-O-R-I-N-G sport to watch. Trust me on this one. Football is MUCH more interesting, or heck, even Basketball. Why Golf?
I would like to mention that you know who “Tiger Woods” is, even though you couldn’t identify Barney, (well, thank heavens for that) Dora, or any other kid show characters. Well, you recently learned who Thomas the Train was . . . But my point is that you actually know a professional golfer’s name! Not only that, but after watching too much Golf TV, you know how to “swing” a club and you clap and scream for the ball to go into the hole.
Hannah, you know golf terms. Terms I don’t even know like: birdie, par, and eagle. I have no idea what they mean, but I’m sure you could explain them to me. Let me just say this, YOUR DAD COULD NOT BE HAPPIER. In fact, he is ready to buy you some clubs and he has taken you outside in the back yard to practice your “swing.”
Love, if this really is your new passion (next to shoes of course) then I support you 100%. But little one, you are still my baby girl, and really, DON’T YOU WANT TO GO GET A PEDICURE INSTEAD?
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Hey Em
LPGA tour players make great money and are often young, hip and sexy these days. Hannah’s got the right idea!!
Can’t wait to see you all too.
R/
So, i so hear you on the golf thing. Chris used to quiz me all about golf but now his questions are for canyon, and the boy knows who tiger is “he’s the best player in the world”, who the golden bear is(?), and all that jazz. Oh and he got a real set of clubs for his 3rd birthday. But i do wonder what the golf future holds for my little girl?