Anyway, so I watched this movie and actually pulled some parallels to my life...something else I like about movies. Clint Eastwood names his daughter Mickey in the movie because his favorite player of all time was Mickey Mantle. My father's favorite play was The Mick. Clint doesn't have a great relationship with his daughter, but he connects with her via baseball. While it is a male dominated field, she loves being around it, because it allows her to be around her father. My girls, whom I feel I have a much better relationship with than Clint did in his movie, have been heard saying "I don't care Daddy, as long as we are together." It doesn't matter if we are grilling out, watching a ball game on TV, they just want to be around me. This is nice, because it wont always be that way. If you asked Reagan what her favorite movies are, Gone With The Wind would be number 1, The Princess Bride would probably be #2. If you asked Caroline, #1 would be Pirates of the Caribbean #4, and her second favorite movie would be The Avengers. Baylor Grace's favorite movie is The Patriot, followed by My Little Pony (not sure how that one got in there), and Ghostbusters. I think I'm doing a decent job of exposing my girls to things Daddy likes, and showing them the fun movies can bring.
The curve ball has kept so many guys out of The League. It has been said that the curve kept Castro from the Majors, and it was what kept Michael Jordan out of the Majors as well. Could you imagine if Castro was a baseball player, or if MJ had never returned to basketball? How different our world would be. Its a tough pitch to hit, you have to have patience. A good curve is going to fall off the end of a table, inpatient hitters swing too soon, and the ball isn't where they thought it was. You have to stay back on it. Don't jump to conclusions, the ball wont be where you started swinging. Life is like that.
Life throws you curveballs, too. I never envisioned I would have 4 girls. I don't know what to do with girls, how to raise them. I can only raise them with love and support, like my parents did me, and I have to let them know that its okay to like sports, history, pirates, superheroes, and ghost. Yes, there is great trouble with a curve. That's okay, the trouble is where there is growth.
You are the model father of girls. At least, I think so. The fact that they are interested in such a variety of things means they will grow up to be well rounded young women. They are all bound to have very special lives. . .thanks to their Daddy and Mommy.
ReplyDeleteJust look at the picture above. These four went to a very grown up cocktail party at the top of the John Hancock Building in Chicago and were the toast of the party. They were quiet and dignified, they mingled, they ate nicely, they saw the sights and talked with the guests. What more could any parent want. Good job, everybody.
ReplyDeleteYour Mom said it all. You guys are great parents. Life is generally what happens to you while you are making plans. You adapt and improvise and over come. You guys do that well. Keep it up. Love you all.
ReplyDeleteYou are one of the "Best Curve Ball" handlers I've seen. You and Brooke are the Best of Parents following in your parents footprints. There is no Magic Trick just your Love and Devotion to guide you.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless, Deacon Dan Parker