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John Federico's avatar

It’s funny you say Charlie won’t remember his hits in a couple of days. I only played one year of Pony League nearly 50 years ago and I only had 3 hits and I remember every single one of them: I also remember one of my most embarrassing moments ever, which occurred on a football field, and how my dad explained afterward, while I still had tears in my eyes, what went wrong and how the coaches should never have put me in a position to make such a big mistake. But you know when you’re 12 years old and a punt bounces off your ass and the other team recovers it for a touchdown, there’s gonna be some tears...and some new assignments on the punt team...just like your dad said there should be.

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Taryn Phillips-Quinn's avatar

Your kids are so lucky to have a father who shows his love the way you do. These essays are going to be like gold to them when they are older.

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