Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Not In My House
 As a family, we went to the Hockey Hall of Fame yesterday. As we were
looking around the gift shop, I was witness to a uniquely Canadian
exchange between a father and his child. The girl, about ten, was
wearing her teams jersey. Obviously, she was a hockey player. The
father was wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey. Obviously a troubled
soul (sorry Leaf fans, had to say it!). The father was leafing (ha ha)
through the child size jerseys, looking for something in particular.
He called over his shoulder to his daughter, "How about a Kessel
jersey? You like Kessel, right?" It sounded like he was trying to
convince her more than ask her. She immediately shot back, with some
panic in her voice, "No Dad! I like Ovechkin.
I want an Ovechkin jersey!" Dad turned back to the rack. Almost right
away, he pulled out a Washington Capitals jersey with "Ovechkin" and
the star's signature #8 on the back. He turned to show his discovery
to his daughter, "Look! I found one!" At the same time, the daughter
exclaimed, "Me too! How about this one!" She held up a team Russia
jersey with Ovechkin's name and number on the back. The dad became
quite serious, his only response, in a low voice, almost a growl,"Not
in my house."
I guess a father's love has limits. Go Canada Go.
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