John Horn wrote: >For father's day, the kids bought me my own GameBoy and Pokemon >games so I could "play with them". It worked. Now I'm obsessed >with "Getting Them ALL!!!"...
There are times when sharing hobbies creates a shudder elsewhere in the household. I started teaching my eight-year-old son how to play Magic:the Gathering about a year ago, and he's taken to it with the kind of enthusiasm you'd expect from a boy his age. My wife, while she loves that we share a hobby, looks at the piles and piles of cards and just shakes her head. And of course it's not so easy on me, as I have to share my cards now. :-) On the other hand, he also loves baseball, so at least he gets outside sometimes. The only downside? He wants to learn to pitch, which involves me spending an inordinate amount of time squatting. As much as his love of the game is infectious, as much as I actually *was* a catcher and pitcher in Little League, and therefore am at least moderately qualified to instruct him, there are days the prospect of sitting on my haunches for a half hour or more in the hot sun simply has little appeal. Go fig. :) Jim Owns his own catcher's mitt Maru _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
