We are a bad family…we don’t like football
We are not lazy couch potatoes, we love all going for a walk
together, taking the dog for a walk, climbing trees, playing in the park,
gardening, swimming, kicking a ball around. But we aren’t interested in
organised sports, little lone watch or follow a sport. I actually quite enjoy
an impromptu game of basketball or a bit of kick to kick. But play a game
regularly, turn up at a set time and play for a team no thank you. Technically I barrack for Carlton because if
you were raised in my family that’s what you did, my Dad played footy so I
basically understand the game but I have no desire to sit and watch it. There
is no sport I would like to sit and watch unless my kid is playing then I will
cheer them on the whole time. But despite
my son having done Ausskick, Milo Cricket, soccer they are not his thing and at
the moment he is loving dancing and wants to do circus training.
Sometimes I feel like a bad Australian mum that I should be
pushing him more, but why should I? I think that as a family we are just not
that sporty and even though that makes
us a tad odd we are well able to fake our way through a Grand finale BBQ or
wing it during the Olympics.
I think you're the epitomy of an Australian family. Mum and Dad both working hard in and outside of the home, tree-climbing, cake-baking, crafty... the list goes on. You've even got 2.3 kids (bahaha good job on the 0.3)!!
ReplyDeleteYou've given your son the opportunity to try new things, and you haven't pushed him if he truly doesn't like them. Have a go - that's the Aussie way!
Good for you Lauren. Not every kid is a sport lover, and if both the parents are not that interested in sport we shouldn't be surprised that neither are their children. I have become a bit more into the football over the last few years, but that probably comes from getting older and being home on Friday and Saturday nights!!
ReplyDeleteoh thanks both of you I like to think that we are doing our best for our kids.
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