A Jersey of Sadness

For Evan, movies and television shows are not just reality shows - they are reality. He gets so into the environment, characters, drama, and action that he swings his arms in epic Middle-earth battles, swoons over Sharpay's dance moves, and sings along with Joseph and his 11 brothers.

Such strong belief makes the world a more interesting place, but can also make the world a more disappointing version of the exciting stories from TV and movie theaters.

One of Evan's biggest disappointments ever was a magic jersey that was more like a sweater. The Disney TV show "The Jersey" was five years of body-transportation sports adventures. The main character was a young teen who would put on his dad's old jersey and magically become a different sports star during their big game.

My dad is very considerate and thoughtful. So he contact the producer of the show and got one of the props from the TV show. What a score! What a great Christmas gift!

When Evan saw it, he was also very excited. Ready for adventure, he pulled it over his head.

And stayed in our family room.

He complained that it didn't work and we did not have a good defense for that.

A couple of years later. Perhaps after the wound had healed, he put on a happy face while wearing the sweater.