Black electrical tape.

My father could fix anything with black tape. I thought it was magic when I was a kid.

My son loves black electrical tape too.

The shin guards for hockey also include protection for the knees, so these big guards tend to shift even when covered with hockey socks, so Kade wraps the guards in place with...yep...black tape. Now he even creates patterns with the tape that stand out against the gray socks.

After practice, I watched him rip the tape away.

I was grinning, remembering my childhood memories, and he noticed.

"I love black tape, mom!"

His impish smile made me chuckle.

He is his grandfather's grandson.

Who knew a love of black electrical tape would be genetic?