NewMexiKen’s oldest Sweetie, five-year-old Mack, is tall for his age, a non-stop talker, and 100% alpha-male. When he first began pre-school his mother called him The Godfather, the other kids flocked around him so. Now he’s simply The Mayor. Jill sends along this story from Tee Ball:
Mack isn’t concerned…. He’s far too busy being the mayor of tee ball. Whenever he gets to first he has a whole routine with the first-base coach that involves high fives and knuckle bumps, etc. (no other kid seems to even notice the coach).
At the end of the top of the first, after the last of the other team batted, Mack gave a huge whoop and ran off the field, yelling, “Come on! Come on!” All but one kid followed him, and it was so cute to watch the team following Mack, and actually running and acting like a team for once.
Yes, Mack led them all to the visitor’s dugout, and they were the home team. Yes, this led to a minute or so of confused milling about before they all found their way over to the proper side of the field. So he’s the mayor, but he’s a Republican mayor.