You're thinking this post is about the weekend of football you've just OD'd on - and it could be. But since I would never say that 6 bowl games and a myriad of NFL games with playoff implications were excessive, this won't be about that.
This is about the fact that my son just got his 4th football in the last five months. And he has no interest in giving it away, saving it for later, or figuring out where it's from and getting something else. No, he would rather have four footballs to play with.
Now, in fairness, this one is different. It's an all-weather Nerf football with super grip-ability! That is not the same as the one he got Christmas morning that has receiver gloves with it. Or the beat up one that is "authentic." And it definitely isn't the smaller, squishy one with Georgia on it. So, we have four footballs, not including the numerous little footballs collected at various games that we don't part with either.
Which begs the question - why do you NEED so many footballs? I think the most logical answer is that with four he is sure to find one at any given moment. This is important because there is always a pick-up game going on in our house. The game might just be him running up and down the hallway, but he has a plan and he can tell it to you.
But it might also be that he likes footballs like some girls like dolls. Or an adult likes books. Or the crazy old lady likes cats. So you know what? There are worse things to be collecting. Play on.
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