 I Love You Hands Down Hands down, I love you. It really is easy to love your kids. It requires little effort and poses no difficulty. I’ts an easy job. No trouble at all. It’s a cinch, hands down. RIGHT! The love part should be. It’s just all the other guff that gets in the way. So what does ‘hands down’ mean anyway and who started it? Over at Wiktionary I found out that this colloquialism’s origin dates back to the mid-19th century. It was initially used in relation to horse racing and jockeys. Riders needed to keep the reigns tight during a race unless they were so far ahead they could afford to slacken off. He could drop his hands and loosen the reigns right near the end and still win. So in the race of life, love your kids like there’s no tomorrow. Keep the reigns tight when the need arises and give them a little bit of slack now and then. You’ll come out a winner and so will your kids. Victory will be yours, hands down! http://freelittlewords.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/i-love-you-hands-down/
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