Opinion | Why I won’t let my daughter grow up to be a Leafs fan

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Opinion: To save her from self-delusion, anxiety and — eventually — heartbreak, I’ve made a decision: I will not subject my young daughter to being a Leafs fan, EmmaRoseTeitel writes.

This year my wife’s birthday fell on the same day as the Toronto Maple Leafs playoffs home opener against the Tampa Bay Lightning. She’s not a Leafs fan nor is she a fan of me when I watch them .

As in, the Leafs would be swept away in four games flat, as opposed to the usual seven, because in her mind, a team seemingly addicted to disappointing its fan base would certainly relapse — only this time more efficiently. In fact, my wife was sitting beside me when I wrote this, and she asked me to dictate, verbatim: “They never win. You’re pathetic.”It turns out there is another person in my household who like my wife, is not a diehard Leafs fan. This isn’t because she knows it’s a miserable existence, but because, at 21 months, she’s too young to think anything is miserable.

Let her be first and foremost a Raptors fan or a Jays fan, or better yet one of those kids with no hometown loyalty who picks their favourite team simply because they like the logo .

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EmmaRoseTeitel So basically you're telling us your partner is toxic saying you're pathetic for liking a hockey team and your stance on pro choice does not include hockey teams for your children

EmmaRoseTeitel Good call.

EmmaRoseTeitel 'To save her from self-delusion, anxiety and — eventually — heartbreak' just don't bother to have dreams and aspirations. To dream, is to live. The rush of the highs and coming from the lows, make the glory of achievement so much more meaningful in the ride we call 'life'.

EmmaRoseTeitel Why i wont allow any of my children to read toronto star

EmmaRoseTeitel opinion lacks passion

EmmaRoseTeitel I will always agree with avoiding the teaching of children delusional and eventually heartbreaking things -like the Maple Leafs and Transgenderism.

EmmaRoseTeitel Very wise. Too late for me.

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