8 Years Old, and Dressed to the Nines

"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner and his architect wife Linda Brettler have an 8-year-old son, Arlo, who is already making headlines for himself. I think he sounds awesome and eccentric, and props to parents who embrace and encourage such instincts and interests in their children. You can't underestimate the kind of ingenuity, confidence and true sense-of-self that can be fostered by not stifling a kid's innate creativity! Also, I just have to add that the mention in the article of an almost-3-year-old Arlo asking for a top hat for his birthday actually sounds extremely familiar (...ehem, member of my family, you know who you are!) :).