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should i stay or should i go

Posted By: warshawlaw  I just realized (well, my daughter mentioned it) that her 5th birthday is right in the middle of the national. if i went to AC anyhow, would that be so wrong?

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Posted By: jay behrensKids always come first. And she at an age where Bdays are important to her. There will be other Nationals, but you'll never get to see your daughter celebrate her 5th Bday again. Jay

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Posted By: runscottthat was great - I've sent it to several of my friends

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Posted By: jay behrensA professor stood before his Philosophy 101 class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open spaces between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students agreed with a unanimous --yes! The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and proceeded to pour the entire contents in to the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," the professor said, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things -- your family, your partner, your health, your children, your friends, your favorite passions --things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full." "The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else -- the small stuff! " "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. Play another 18 holes. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal." "Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers!!!"

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Posted By: TBobTake your daughter with you. I went with my daughter, just the two of us, in 1981. We swam together, ate together, laughed and had fun together and she helped me keep track of my cards I was buying. She also met Joe DiMaggio and a picture of she and Joe was on the front page of the KC paper the next morning. She has never forgotten that trip with dad and yes I might have missed a card or two I would have bought, but the trip was priceless. BTW she was 9. I took my youngest daughter in 1986 when she was 5 and she met Bob Gibson and Lou Brock and we did the same things. (She also has pictures of Lou and Bob and her in her apartment and is entering law school). The bottom line is that daughters are a precious thing. I remember the old line anyone can be a father, it takes a special person to be a dad. Take her with you and you'll always be her dad.

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Posted By: leonI am not so sure a 5 year old would enjoy much of the National. You might just go the last few days, yourself...and still make her B'day......her B'day is very important.....good luck.....

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Posted By: TBobAnd she was 5. The key is to not just do cards 24/7 every day while you are there. There's plenty of time to search for cards. By the way I am going to Tyler, Texas for my granddaughter's 5th birthday this weekend. I'll ask her if she'd go <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: warshawlawYeah, you've gotta know what's right and what's feasible. I've decided to stay at home with my little girl. Since her party is set for the 23rd too, AC is too far for me for a day or two. See you next year, schedule permitting.

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Posted By: hench1warshaw, you will never regret the decision you've made. It is the right one and 5 minutes into her birthday party will remove any doubt that may have lingered. Congrats on being a good dad, there's nothing more important than that!