Skillz, Gosh!
When I have kids, I'm going to strongly encourage them, from an early age, to learn/participate in/appreciate the following:
- Ice skating,
- Gymnastics,
- Hip-hop dancing,
- Basketball,
- Autoshop,
- Math league,
- Foreign language(s),
- Swimming,
- Adventuresome eating (and eventually wine-tasting),
- Card counting and poker-face betting,
- Piano and musical theory,
- Chess,
- Choir,
- Anything Canadian.
I'll probably end up with a mini-van and a resentful brood of little ones. But they'll thank me in the end.
posted by DC Cookie @ 1:28 PM
22 Comments:
At February 22, 2006 4:18 PM,
roosh said…
hip hop dancing? as in.. ass to crotch dancing?
At February 22, 2006 4:26 PM,
DC Cookie said…
I suspect my kids, if they're anything like me, will be into vodka tasting, bourbon tasting, champagne tasting, martini tasting...
At February 22, 2006 4:26 PM,
Drunken Chud said…
dcb, i'm thinkin she means more like "darren's dance grooves".
i'd have to say that's a pretty well rounded list. my parents pretty much had me doing all of that (except gymnastics... but i appreciate gymnasts) and my gramps taught me to card count at a very young age. i think i was 5 or 6 the first time i accurately counted a deck. you should add scotch tasting to the wine tasting. it's a good social skill, and compounds the wine knowledge. heh. wow, i am rambling aren't i?
At February 22, 2006 4:27 PM,
DC Cookie said…
Um...why did my comment paste above the other one (to which I was responding)? Bizarre...
At February 22, 2006 4:29 PM,
Phil said…
Math league? Aww, mom!!
At February 22, 2006 4:44 PM,
Kathryn Is So Over said…
It's all about what time your computer thinks it is, I believe. It's happened to me a couple of times.
What about tetherball skillz?
At February 22, 2006 5:05 PM,
DC Cookie said…
Shoot - I forgot about jump rope skills! Have I ever mentioned I used to be on a competitive jump rope team? It's a very fun party favour.
At February 22, 2006 5:07 PM,
Marci said…
Oh, I wholeheartedly agree! My kids will have skillz...and lot's of 'em.
At February 22, 2006 7:50 PM,
Asian Mistress said…
I think I did half the things on that list - and look how I turned out!
I mean, um....
At February 22, 2006 10:24 PM,
The Captain said…
Wow, I would have hated you. I have either not tried or failed at many things on your list:
Ice Skating
Gymnastics
Basketball
Foreign Languages
Piano
Those were the failures, I never got into Hip Hop Dancing, Autoshop, or Canadien stuff. I will play poker, eat, and can play a mean game of chess.
You should modify your list to include Baseball, Football, Advanced Fashion Design (with a concentration in Playaz Wear) and pro-level heckling. Every child should know how to heckle someone who is screwing up.
At February 23, 2006 1:39 AM,
Lord Chimmy said…
Not a bad list. It actually makes me think maybe I'll have kids one day...
And that is a lot coming from me.
At February 23, 2006 8:47 AM,
chanuck said…
Does Curling count in anything Canadian?
At February 23, 2006 12:27 PM,
I-66 said…
Soccer, Cookie. Soccer.
And um... you = absent [ahem]
At February 23, 2006 2:00 PM,
Diamond said…
Are you leaving any time in there for your breakdown from chauffering them to all of these activities? LMAO
At February 23, 2006 7:10 PM,
Anonymous said…
"I'll probably end up with a mini-van and a resentful brood of little ones. But they'll thank me in the end."
Or they'll all be on Prozac/Zoloft/Ritalin in the end. Be prepared for your kids not to care one bit about most of the list.
At February 23, 2006 8:57 PM,
Barbara said…
Just don't overprogram them. I look back and realize that in our effort to expose our children to a multitude of things, we didn't give them enough down time. I'm no example, but I think learning to relax is one of the best skills we can teach children these days!
At February 24, 2006 8:19 AM,
Anonymous said…
Don't forget Dungeons & Dragons. Clearly the ability to play D&D gives a +1 to Charisma.
At February 24, 2006 12:48 PM,
tommy said…
Cookie, relax with the kids thing, you'll make the charming fellow nervous :-)
At February 24, 2006 12:52 PM,
DC Cookie said…
LOL - it's possible there's a temporary hormonal reason for all this kiddie talk. Charming Fellow is very aware and knows he has nothing to fear.
Drunken debauchery posts to continue on Monday.
At February 24, 2006 2:55 PM,
NotCarrie said…
Very inclusive list. I'm impressed.
At February 24, 2006 3:20 PM,
Jinxy said…
Curiculum for my fortcoming spawn:
Foreign Languages
Martial Arts
Tree Work
Firearms Training
Archery
Wrestling
Boxing
JuJitsu
The Stoic Philosophers
Wilderness Survival
Parachuting
Hand To Hand Combat
Ballroom Dancing
At February 24, 2006 9:08 PM,
Namaste said…
I love you Cookie! If I could do it all over again, I'd be your kid!
(But not to worry, I'll always be your boo.)
Ha.
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