Like what I like

Avery & Super Grover what a lovable pair

As a parent I want Avery to go out and try new things, discover things that make him happy, but secretively I want him to like the things I remember liking, enjoy the things I enjoyed. A lot of parents have that, the hope their children will want to play the same sports or do the same activities that they liked they when they were kids. A lot of the discussion around our hopes for Avery’s future have centered around sports and activities. Of course Jon and I both hope that Avery will want to ski and enjoy skiing because it is something we both really enjoy. And I hope he prefers playing soccer to football and would rather he ski then wrestle, play hockey or swim.  Those are things farther in the future but there are things now that I want him to like because I liked them, or like because they were mine the first time around. It’s just little things, I want him to have a blanket that he loves and a stuffed animal that he loves because I had those things. I want him to like to color and create things and prefer to play make believe then play a video game. But even more specifically I want him to like Sesame Street and I want him to like Grover better then Elmo, because I love Grover. I might loose that battle, of the few toys & books Avery has with Elmo on them he really seems to like them, and maybe even prefer them over his Grover toys & books, Elmo’s red and fuzzy with a big smile, what’s not to like, but lovable fury old Grover is just as great, he is blue with a pink nose, some times has a cape and a helmet, so I am not giving up, Elmo can have some love too, I just want Avery to love Grover more. In the end whatever Sesame Street friend or activity or sport that he chooses, now or in the future it will be his choice, and we will be fine with whatever he chooses.