The NFL playoffs this year were rough. Once the Steelers were knocked out, I started picking other teams to cheer for. Every one of those teams lost, leaving me with a Superbowl between two teams that I really don’t care about.<\/p>\n
This left the kids in a new situation. The only time I watch football is when I’m cheering for or against one of the teams. We always have clearly defined “good guy” \/ “bad guy” roles. Not last night. Last night, they had trouble making up their minds.<\/p>\n
On the one hand, their Madrina is a Giants fan. On the other hand, Miss Trish loves the Patriots.<\/p>\n
They talked and argued and finally settled on the Giants. I’m not sure what the final reason was, but I decided to join them.<\/p>\n
“Okay,” I said. “Go Giants!”<\/p>\n
“But I really like the Ravens,” my oldest said.<\/p>\n
“What?!?” For those non-football fans out there, the Ravens are the Steelers’ number one rival. You can’t like both teams. You just can’t.<\/p>\n
“Yeah,” he said, “they’re my favorite team.”<\/p>\n
“What about the Steelers?”<\/p>\n
“Second favorite,” he said quickly. “The Ravens are my second favorite team.”<\/p>\n
“What does that have to do with this game?” I asked.<\/p>\n
“Well, the Patriots beat the Ravens, so now I’m cheering against the Patriots.”<\/p>\n
Hmph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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