- Oct 19, 2009
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When I was a young lad maybe 6 or 7 I would bike over to the local grammar school where there was a ball field and one Saturday I rode over expecting to find friends my age wanting to play ball instead they were a group of high schools kids boys and girls playing a game of softball. Having no one else to play with I asked if I could play. They were mean to me called me names and told me to get off their field and years later I still remember that occurrence.
Forward about 53 years my 20 YO daughter is giving a pitching and hitting lesson to a 9 YO student at a softball complex owned by a mill across from government housing. She is about an hour or more late getting home from the lesson and when she gets home the worried dad, me, ask why she is late.
She tells me when they are about 30 minutes left in the lesson and they look up and see a small young girl coming from the houses dragging a bat and glove who comes up to them and ask if she can play. The student and DD spent the next hour playing ball with the young girl, until her mother comes and gets her and thanks them for taking the time to play with her.
I hope this young lady remembers this experience like I did mine only her experience was much better than mine.
Very proud of my DD and her student.
DD who started out to be a Veterinarian has changed major to be a high school math teacher and softball coach I bet that her students and ball players will be some lucky kids to have her as a teacher and coach JMO.
Forward about 53 years my 20 YO daughter is giving a pitching and hitting lesson to a 9 YO student at a softball complex owned by a mill across from government housing. She is about an hour or more late getting home from the lesson and when she gets home the worried dad, me, ask why she is late.
She tells me when they are about 30 minutes left in the lesson and they look up and see a small young girl coming from the houses dragging a bat and glove who comes up to them and ask if she can play. The student and DD spent the next hour playing ball with the young girl, until her mother comes and gets her and thanks them for taking the time to play with her.
I hope this young lady remembers this experience like I did mine only her experience was much better than mine.
Very proud of my DD and her student.
DD who started out to be a Veterinarian has changed major to be a high school math teacher and softball coach I bet that her students and ball players will be some lucky kids to have her as a teacher and coach JMO.
