Parental disappointment runs deep

You know those classic NPR "parent" moments when the sporty parents discover their son is a bookworm, or the two PhD's in social sciences and English literature discover their daughter is a soccer-loving jock, and they turn to each other and wonder how such a strange creature could ever have come from their loins?

I had that moment yesterday. The family was at some large sundry store, and while Omaha ran through the check-out, Yamaraashi-chan picked up People magazine and not only read the entire thing cover-to-cover in five minutes, but knew every detail about everyone in there, and could recite with breathless devotion the comings and goings of the guy who plays the lead vampire in Twilight and some other actress.

I'm so disappointed.

I hope she gets over it.