For some reason, I get very excited for the Olympics (and the World Cup, but that is another story for another time...THIS SUMMER :). I watched the entire Opening Ceremonies with my family and my partner. I get patriotic when I watch the Olympics...I do not feel particularly patriotic when watching the United States of America bomb bunkers where "terrorists" may or may not be "hiding," but something about the peaceable assembly of all of these countries coming together to compete in the sports that they love makes me feel like peace is possible...within our grasp. Yes, I know that idea is idealistic to the point of being unREAListic, but I don't care. I find new "heroes" to root for from all over the globe. My son was into the spectacle as well. We cheered for the Korean and Canadian women figure skaters because they inspired us. For the most part we cheered on Team USA, but there were many exceptions. On our list of favorite US Athletes; Apolo Anton Ohno, Shaun White, Shani Davis, Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso, Jennifer Rodriguez, the chubby bobsled dude, Bode Miller, and many more...
The best part was watching the highlights before the Closing Ceremonies. After watching all the great feats of athletic prowess my son looked at me and said, "Mommy, when I am a 'dude' (to him, this means grown man), I am going to be in the 'lympics!" To which I replied, "Really? That's awesome! What sport do you want to compete in?" His response, "NINJA!" Another highlight was a quote from my 65 year old, Stanley, KY born and raised mother who said as she watched the Closing Ceremonies, "You know Canada did a great job of hosting the Olympics this year. They make me proud to be an American!" Yes, my MOM gets it...America is a CONTINENT, not a COUNTRY!
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