tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24495557.post-7790762667353044862007-06-01T17:49:00.000-05:002007-06-01T13:10:40.665-05:002007-06-01T13:10:40.665-05:00Eric from <a href="http://ninemonthodyssey.blogspot.com/">Nine Month Odyssey</a> wrote a post, inspired by the V-Dad "official" launch, with a few core Varsity Dad values he is quite certain he wants to pass along to his unborn daughter.<br /><br /><a href="http://ninemonthodyssey.blogspot.com/2007/05/becoming-varisty-dad.html">Here's the link</a>, with my favorite being the one about staying away from off-color team memorabilia, particularly pink hats that seemed to find prominence/mockery during the Red Sox postseason run in 2004.<br /><br />First: Kudos for not inflicting pink on your kid just because she's a girl. If you've raised her to be a great fan, she'll want to wear the team's real colors.<br /><br />Second: In lieu of the usual donation to breast-cancer research that the pink team merch purchase usually includes, I hope Eric will make a small but regular donation to the cause.<br /><br />-- D.S.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">P.S.</span>: If you have a blog post you think is particularly relevant to Varsity Dad, absolutely send it along. More likely than not, I'll give it a nice big post of its own. And if you link to a post in Varsity Dad, let me know that, too, and I'll be happy to offer a hat/tip.<br /><br />Meanwhile, you don't have to have a blog to contribute to Varsity Dad: Submit a comment (though it won't show up instantly, because I moderate them), email me a story or send along a link to something you've found in mainstream media or on a blog you think is V-Dad material.<br /><br />(Oh, and does "V-Dad" work as shorthand? Because I sure as hell won't dub the site "V.D." Can you imagine the Google search results I'll end up on? Eh: Maybe I'll just take the extra half-second and type the entire phrase.)Dan Shanoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15304453655738315133noreply@blogger.com3