When I Grow Up

Of course, after seeing the Rockettes in action that first time, Emma immediately decided that she wanted to be a Rockette. She stuck with that career aspiration for a long time. In fact, one year we went back to Radio City after the Christmas season was over and took the backstage tour, so Emma could get an insider’s view of the life and times of a real life Rockette.

That was not her first career aspiration, however. When we asked her at the ripe old age of 2 what she wanted to be when she grew up, she had an immediate answer. “A goldfish or a peanut butter man,” she said. “What’s a peanut butter man, Emma?” we asked her. “A man who sells peanut butter!” she exclaimed impatiently. Grown-ups are so stupid sometimes.