Balancing Act

When it comes to child rearing, I'm all about balance. Television okay, but commercials are to be muted. Soda no, Doritos on occasion. Gameboy sometimes, video games never. But when I send my child out into the world, especially into the world of her uncle Danny, I know the scales of balance will be tipped.

Here's a picture of Annie, and her cousin Jack this weekend at a Monster Truck Rally in rural Connecticut. And Annie, whose favorite novel is “Island of the Blue Dolphins,” who'd rather watch Cary Grant movies than Disney, and who prefers Hank Mobley over Hillary Duff, now also has a favorite monster truck called “Master of Destruction.”

I suppose that’s balance.