Professional Cheerleader $2

It is NEVER too early to instill sports loyalty in your child.

Is it a cult? Maybe.

Does that stop me? No.

Game 7 of the NBA Finals is tonight and Bellerina is decked out in her Celtics t-shirt, and me in my hat, we're all settled in for a long summer's viewing.

Ok, so she's in bed right now and doesn't get to appreciate the intense passion of a full game, but she will.

I intend to have an 18 month old child who throws both of her hands up as soon as she hears the word "Touchdown", and there is no reason that she shouldn't be indoctrinated in to the Boston sports world now.

Eventually she will have to listen to her grandfather rant and swear at the television so I want her to at least understand why he's freaking out. She will understand offsides in football, why you intentionally walk a batter in the baseball and the value of "and one".

She will even listen to me screaming at a USC football game, though admittedly not for the next 2 years with any seriousness. Side bar: That is a way too intense penalty.

Today I cheered our Celtics on, and I am teaching Bellerina to do the same!