The 4-year-old son of Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts,
doing the lambada during a press conference at the White House.
Looks like his mom’s pretending she doesn’t see him.

Of course, Judge Roberts is now being criticized for bringing his pre-schoolers to a late-night, formal event. But what parent hasn’t done something similar?

While in Singapore last week, we were out all day with my in-laws. By the end, Stephen had clearly had enough and kept asking to go home. But the needs of the few do not outweigh the needs of many and I did my best to placate him. Nevertheless, he still had a couple of meltdowns that were contained using some strict lecturing (no spanking!) in a semi-quiet corner of the elevator lobby. We were exhausted by the time we wrapped up the day, but we still had a good time.

Carrie Devorah of Human Events, The National Conservative Weekly, wrote,

The judge reinforced–with his decision to bring pre-schoolers, 5-year-old Josephine and 4-year-old John, past their bedtime, into the media spotlight–that the laws of child rearing are as individual as common sense, telling as to where Roberts’ priorities lie.

For PR purposes, Judge Roberts probably wanted to show off his smart wife and beautiful children. But I also think he wanted include his kids in one of the biggest events of his life. Being in the White House with the President of the United States saying wonderful things about their father will be an amazing memory for his kids.

Our life includes our kids. If it were up to some people, we’d maintain a strict separation between the world of adults and the world of children. What a cold and harsh world that would be. Thanks for injecting a bit of humanity and humor into our world, John Roberts, Jr.!

Pointer from Blogging Baby.