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Title: A Story on Manhood Post by: guest587 on Nov 19, 2022 07:12 pm "Let me tell you a story... Deleting photos, I came across this one, just a gaggle of little tie-dye shirts and a huge lesson in manhood. 4 years ago, my son Connor had just gotten back from a year of study in Ireland and New Zealand, and was set to graduate college the following spring. He was 21, tall, strong, intelligent, confident to the point of cockiness. I had just gotten home from a long, hot day at work when he pulled in from his job( he ran the town's playground program). I was probably a miserable prick, but he asked if I could give him a hand for a few minutes. I agreed. So he pulls these garbage bags of wet tie-dyed shirts out of his car and starts to rinse them out and hang them to dry. I help. He explained that there was a field trip to the zoo, and kids made the shirts to be identified as part of the group. "Why are you doing this on your own time?" I asked. "No shirt, no trip" was the response. "How many kids?" "50 some" I shook my head, thinking what about the parents, where's your staff, you make peanuts a so on. And every shirt, he tells me about the kid that made it, by name, little stories, smiling as he thought, a small belly laugh every so often. 50 some shirts. 50 some stories. All by name. On his own time. 2 months later, Connor passed away suddenly. I think about this memory often. My son taught me what being a man is. Kindness as a moral obligation. Using your strength to foster and protect others. Just take the time to remember someone's name and what makes them special. 50 some little shirts." (https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/120/754/210/original/3009ee376739b889.png) https://www.facebook.com/kevin.glassett.3 |