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Old 11-06-2008, 07:17 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon View Post
He sounds exactly like my son, only a few years older.
We had a rule growing up in my home -- you finished what you started, especially sports. We were not permitted to quit. A lot of that had to do with the fact that my parents made sacrifices to pay for the sports but it was also to teach us about life.

Early in our marriage my wife did not agree with that philosophy. I insisted and it's one of the few battles I have won My children are not permitted to quit, even if I have to drag them kicking and screaming.
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