Socky

Written by Gary

I picked up my son today from the after school fitness skills club. It was his first day because he was unable to go on Mondays as he had his karate and the school neglected to tell us that as it had proved popular they had also started it on Fridays.

We found out by accident but were very pleased because he had been asking to go from the start of the year and had even considered giving up karate. We consequently ensured that he would be included even though there were only 3 weeks left until it stopped.

When I picked him up he was so excited I was overjoyed. This is great for him as he has fun and gets some extra exercise into the bargain. With today's kids in the UK seeming to get bigger and bigger (perhaps that should read fatter and fatter) I believe it's imperative that we stand up and take action to ensure our kids get a healthy lifestyle and eat the right foods.

Now I am one of those people who believes burger chains, the largest in particular, are responsible for a lot of the problems with peoples health and the fast food age is generally destroying the health of our kids. Not to mention the damage that they are doing to the rainforests etc. but that's a separate issue and best not to get into now.

We don't stop our sons eating fast food but ensure they know the facts (we don't take them to burger chains anyway as both me and the wife do not wish to contribute to their profits). We let them eat pizza, fried chicken etc but in moderation and generally as a treat rather than because we haven't got time to cook them a meal. So I believe we are doing the right thing by our kids. Those people who say they buy fast food because they can't afford to buy the ingrediants to cook really should check out how much things cost before they state this. It's common sense that if you buy the food and cook it yourself it will end up being cheaper i.e. fast food has a mark up for profit and must therefore be more expensive.

What has all of this got to do with Socky. Nothing really but sometimes it's good to have a rant about something, even if it is a very contentious issue such as healthy eating (even more so now thanks to Jamie Oliver).

Now to explain why I titled this article Socky. Not really that important just made me laugh. I asked him what he did at the club and what was his favorite thing. After a while he said "I loved the Socky, it was brilliant". I figured this must be a game I hadn't heard of so asked a few more questions to find out how it was played. Still none the wiser I suddenly worked out what he meant when he said "Actually daddy I think I was wrong it's actually called I Socky".

Ice Hockey - brilliant!!

If you have a funny story about things your kids have said drop me a line and I will post them on here for everyone to appreciate.