Daddy Brings Home the Bacon, But Mommy Brings Home the Gold
Monday August 11, 2008
Mrs. Johnson raised her son Tim right. He's the Beijing bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers, and he cares about moms. So much, in fact, that he's blogged about Xian Dongmei, the first mommy to win a gold medal in the Beijing Olympics. And he's not stopping there:
When I saw the headlines on this, I began to wonder how many “mommy” Olympians are out there. What I found just on the U.S. Olympic squad surprised me. There are at least 20.He's got details on all the US Olympic moms.
Tim, thank you for caring and for covering this aspect of the Olympics. I'm not being facetious when I say that you are the epitome of a nice, thoughtful boy and have given all of us moms a meaningful story to rally around. You go, Moms!
Photo of Xian Dongmei © Clive Rose/Getty Images Sport
Comments
To all the Mom’s involved past and present, mostly present, be Proud and I commend you for your enthusiastic strength in more ways than one.
I hope to see the athletes exhibit more humility, dignity and pride for their sport when they do well or win. It does nothing for them and their exhibition of the vericle viens of the neck, cave mouth screaming bangies fist thumping, etc. although I did notice Phelps and others, were a little more subdued tonight. Maybe I am not the only one to notice this embarrassing behavior.
This is the Olympics, not paid sports.
Thanks for listening.