Saturday, January 22, 2011

Raising a child.

This morning, over the 7.30am feed Daisy and me conducted a little psychological experiment. We were listening to the theme track from The Wrestler...a touching and entertaining movie about Randy the Ram - a wrestler on the semi pro circuit, close to retirement, trying to chip out a living - played exceptionally by Mickey Rourke. The sountrack is great, a bit like the soundtrack to Dog Town and Z Boys - lots of old school rock - though this one is a little more poodle-permed.



Daisy seemed to be pretty stoked on it...hmmm! i wondered...where did the poodle-perm thing start? well...you can explore this endlessly, but if it wasnt for Diamond dave - yes, David Lee Roth, it wouldnt have been anywhere near as huge, that is for sure...



So Daisy and me sat and watched some vintage Van Halen....She didn't seem *that* interested. I'll be honest, a sigh of relief escaped as i thought of what could have been. Having a huffy teenager listening to Europe, Ratt and Bon Jovi could drive you mad...

Now all i need to do is work out why she is always grabbing for things with her left hand...

Parental advice?

7 comments:

DORA said...

Congrats: Daisy's a lefty!
Superior intellect, coordination, and creativity.
Just don't let those nuns at school tie her left hand in her back!

chrisD said...

whoop.

lefties rule.

not sure about ours, she seems to have inherited my ambidextrous tendencies.

AdamM said...

Spencer grabbed for things with his left hand when he was really young, but definitely right handed now! I wouldn't read anything into anything they do at this age. Just enjoy them and the little moments that show their development and progress.

Dean said...

Sinister = good ;^)


Going to play Hot for Teacher now...

Anonymous said...



Not sure Hot for Teacher
counts as parental advice.

Dean said...

Fortunately I'm not a parent ;^)

word verification came up as 'biatchen' - how about that?!

BUCK said...

I'd like to find some of those kits that Mr. Lee Roth and Mr. Vai were sporting in that video. As we all know it is fun to race/ride in fancy dress. I do remember when that video came out on MTV. I'm not as fond if it now in my later years.