The circle of life

I don’t know if I ever made a conscious decision that Aurora had to be a Bromley fan. I bought her a Bromley teddy bear when she was one year old because it felt like the right thing to do, but she dashed Br'er Teddy to one side with a look of disdain. Perhaps she was turned off by the Bromley branding on its hoodie.

It never occurred to me that Aurora must love my football team because it’s integral to who I am. Then again, I’m sure she frequently overheard me talking about Bromley’s results, though I doubt she grasped the reason for my sighs of despair.

When Aurora turned two, and our mode of conversation progressed beyond a few sentences, I enrolled her at my local Little Kickers club. It was never about her getting to love football. It was just a fun activity that she could do with kids her age while learning the fundamentals of the game. She took to it like a duck to water and continues to play to this day.