Posted by Pete76NY on November 30, 2012 at 01:00:42 from (66.194.51.226):
In Reply to: OT: Sports vs. Job? posted by jhilyer on November 29, 2012 at 06:31:50:
I played every sport I could as a kid, encouraged by my Parents (Dad esp.), my Parents gave me everything I NEEDED: clothes, food...and were possibly the best parents anyone could have. BUT: if I wanted more than the basics: Levis instead of Rustlers, a neat car as opposed to the "68 Fury Wagon Dad provided to get me to and fro sports once i was old enough to drive, a Ruger 10/22 instead of My Grand Father"s single shot Sears and Roebuck, to go out on a date instead of sitting home watching Hee Haw (funny how I"d love to get that old .22 back from my Brother, have that old Wagon again, and be able to sit around with Dad and Granpa watchin" Hee Haw again!) I had to pay for it my self, so I worked and played sports: My Uncle"s Farm cut their hay at night, chemically treated it and baled it wet in the AM, so Dad dropped me off (starting at age 12 or 13) on his way to teach summer school, by 1pm when Dad was done teaching, haying was done, so he picked me up and dropped me at my Cousin"s Farm where they baled later as the hay needed to be dry, by 4:30 after a day in two hay mows Dad would pick me up and get me to the Teener League or Legion game (he coached.) I would do this all summer, because during Football I lived off the earnings as the only thing more important than Football was women, so no work during Football! LOL Then basketball rolled around and I worked part time at a lumber mill sorting lumber off the slot sorter and a few hours at the local mom and pop grocery. My Sister came next; Softball, Volleyball, and Soccer, always worked at the same Mom and Pop as I did, and wherever else she could summers. Lil Brother next: Used to put a carryall on the Fast Hitch Super C, load a push mower, rakes, trimmers...and do lawns all day all around our Hamlet. My Parent"s planned vacations around sports for years, it helped keep us close, built character and team skills. We all learned and earned from working, but I speak for all of us has been discussed over drinks) we all work full time at least now, we wouldn"t miss work a bit if a significant windfall came our way...but we"d all cut off our right leg to get back in a real and competitive football game (volleyball in Sis"s case) even just for one quarter! Ya can"t replace that, I feel sorry for anyone who never experienced it!
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