My family loves the Olympics! They don't care about the politics, they only care about injuries that might keep their favorite athletes from competing. Not politically correct, but the truth!
Once every four years you can find us all cheerfully scattered around the family room rooting for the 'home team.' There are no complaints of boredom, or 'forced' family time. The kids talk about the upcoming events for weeks. They scour the paper and watch endless re-runs of competition footage.
They can remember every Summer Olympics since about the age of 5--and they talk about them. I find this astounding! If they had this kind of recall with history or science, their exams would be much easier!
It is a little bittersweet as my oldest has just graduated from high school. The next time the Olympics are on, she will have just graduated from college (we hope :)). It will be interesting to see if she will watch the 2012 games with us or if she will be with her friends.
Whatever happens in the future, you will find our family firmly fixed in front of the TV until this spectacle that is the Olympic Games is over.
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