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Mar 14, 2025
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byubyu
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And back then there was no thought of your kid having the chance to
make millions playing ball in college.
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Imagine being Richie's dad, who got up at 5 am every* morning to take his son to
Abe Froman
Mar 14, 9:36am
And back then there was no thought of your kid having the chance to
byubyu
Mar 14, 9:38am
Or any guarantee he'd actually play in college.
Mjolnir
Mar 14, 10:51am
And what a great place to practice - no distractions, just pure focus.
BlueFever
Mar 14, 9:39am
I'm sure glad his dad had keys to the church
B Blue
Mar 14, 9:58am
I make sure to always have a calling that gets a key to the church. It's worth
Ripliancum
Mar 14, 2:07pm
Our building has electronic keys, and unless you're bishopric or stake calling
JupiterJones
Mar 14, 3:29pm
Nice BigUte reference. I’m still laughing.
thirdgencoug
Mar 14, 10:35am
I'm sure one of these was BigUte when he read this
Geldir
Mar 14, 10:37am
Makes me realize I could sacrifice more for my kids than I do. I feel like i
Crowd Factor
Mar 14, 11:00am
My bet is if your kid asked you, you would do it.
daJimmer
Mar 14, 11:03am
Make your hobbies their hobbies. My son is a golfer. It's no sacrifice at all to get up at 5am to go play golf. It could
HarlemCoug
Mar 14, 11:24am
I tried, but ended up making their
deljdc
Mar 14, 1:00pm
If a child has a particular strong drive and ambition it is wise to encourage
Plantagenet
Mar 14, 11:52am
I have a friend who's dad really pushed him like that.
fredy
Mar 14, 11:25am
My understanding is that Richie is very self motivated
Projectoor
Mar 14, 11:50am
His dad is great
HimmerFredette
Mar 14, 2:22pm
Yep. His Dad was my Stake Pres and that devotional has always stuck with me
BlueKoolaid13
Mar 15, 8:44am
Imagine my dad: He got me up at 5 am, five days a week for 4 years.
Str8CashCougar
Mar 14, 7:17pm
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