AuburnChick's Adventures

You might remember this post from last week.  If you’re feeling too lazy to click on the link, I’ll sum up the post by telling you that Chicky, during a Facebook conversation with a friend, told the person that she had been an Auburn fan “for always.”

As you are aware, teaching your children the finer points of becoming a die-hard football fan is similar to brainwashing.

You sing the fight song to them while they are still in the womb.  In fact, I am quite sure that I felt Rooster beating his little fists to the tempo.

Then, when the tykes finally do manage to relieve their moms by being born after nine hours of horrible labor, hard-core parents dress up their children in all the baby finery they can find…

Rooster - Two Days Old

During both pregnancies, I made sure to buy my babies appropriate take-home-from-the-hospital attire.  Look at Rooster’s contented smile above.  He left the hospital wearing that cute little onesie.  For the record, Chicky wore her own little Auburn shirt home from the hospital too (nobody would have guessed she was actually a girl).

As children grow up, parents replace outgrown sweatshirts with new ones.  Female progeny simply CANNOT be allowed to go through kid-dom without owning at least one cheerleader outfit…

Chicky - Seven or Eight Months Old (standing and even walking on her own)

Now, kids sometimes get distracted and find themselves unable to sit through entire football games.

But, they never forget who they really are.

Case in point:  For the last two weeks, Chicky has texted the Mr. and me, asking for updates on the games.

This year, she included a new Auburn sweatshirt on her Christmas list.

She has returned to the Eagle Nest.

Once an Auburn fan, always an Auburn fan.

BTW, you might be wondering why, in the world, I am talking about Auburn.

Well, it’s because today Auburn played against South Carolina in the SEC championship game, and, well, Auburn gave the Game Cocks a sound spanking.

Can I hear a big WAR EAGLE?!!

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