Then sit back and criticize the coach for having a winning season. Then, beg, borrow or steal tickets to a UK football game in Commonwealth Stadium and praise the coach for having a mediocre season. The outings will teach children first-hand to appreciate books. Give them riding lessons, because when they leave the state, folks will ask if they know how. And, finally, join a church, mosque or synagogue.
Religion is as big here as it is in presidential elections.
Then, for Sunday afternoon entertainment in the spring and fall, take the kiddies to Keeneland and teach them how to place an exacta bet. Granted, most of those activities are geared for younger children who are eager to learn and who can benefit from a fresh approach to life. Teen-agers, as many parents know, are long past that stage. They have been known to make family trips unbearable. To lead them down the path to maturation, you will sometimes have to let them age in a dark place like a fine bourbon, another Kentucky tradition.