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A tear to my eye..............

tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,434 ✭✭✭
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For those of you that have children you will appreciate this............................

My five year old little girl, who is the apple of my eye started Kindergarten this year. Everyday, if she has been good, she gets a star in her notebook, and when they get five stars they get to pick from a prize box.
well today was the fifth star for my girl and what do you think she picked from the box ?? The Hanna Montana pencil ? Nope ! The Jonas brothers notepad ? Nope !

Of all the things my sweet little girl could have pulled from the prize box she pulled her daddy two cards.

These two vg-ex cards just became my most valuable and prized possessions ! Thank you Emma for thinking of your daddy.


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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Nice.


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭
    Wow barry! That is good stuff.

    I actually got a little choked up myself reading that image


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  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭
    That's sweet. You'll never get rid of those!
  • tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,434 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That's sweet. You'll never get rid of those! >>



    You better believe it, These are my two favorites from now on !
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  • otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
    Wow, how ironic, my 17 year old son (the youngest of my two kids) came home today and presented me with two traffic summons. Looks like the auto insurance is going up again! I'd have rather had the cards! Congrats Barry. That is a precious moment and if you're wise, you'll use it when you give her away at her wedding.
  • slantycouchslantycouch Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭
    Awww that's awesome!
  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭


    << <i>Wow, how ironic, my 17 year old son (the youngest of my two kids) came home today and presented me with two traffic summons. Looks like the auto insurance is going up again!. >>



    Why should that bother you if he's paying for it himself?
  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,253 ✭✭✭
    Thats awesome. I hear people complain about kids and they seem to forget the wonderful moments like this.
  • HighChopperHighChopper Posts: 1,091
    Kids are great. My son just filled his shorts.

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  • Tedw9Tedw9 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭
    That is a beautiful story Barry, thank you for sharing it with us.
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  • ArchStantonArchStanton Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭
    Those are the coolest cards I've ever seen.
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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,820 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is good stuff! I KNOW you will treasure those cards!
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,601 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It took her until December to get 5 stars? Sounds like you have a real troublemaker on your hands there Barry.

    Obviously just kidding. Great story.
  • baseballjeffbaseballjeff Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭
    What a great story! See, it's stories like these that PSA should read and let us put a custom note on the PSA flip. Like my very first baseball card, I would NEVER sell it. In terms of monitary value it's a tough call between my first card ever, or my Ruth that I got when I finished graduate school.

    Awesome story!!!
    Jeff
  • ripkenintheminorsripkenintheminors Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭
    That's awesome. Hopefully Santa brings her a little something extra this year.
    -Chris

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  • MphilkingMphilking Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭
    GREAT story! PSA 10
  • PoppaJPoppaJ Posts: 2,818 ✭
    What a little sweetheart Emma is!

    such a beautiful memory to be cherished for the rest of your life!

    God bless little Emma and I hope Santa is extra good to her this year image

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  • TheThrill22TheThrill22 Posts: 976 ✭✭✭
    Very nice Barry. I'm sure they will always remain your favorite cards forever. Peace.
  • CrimsonTiderCrimsonTider Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭
    I just had my fisrt child six days ago, a beautiful little girl who's name is emma claire. She has yet to get me any cards
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  • HighChopperHighChopper Posts: 1,091
    I just had my fisrt child six days ago, a beautiful little girl who's name is emma claire. She has yet to get me any cards

    Congrats! Little girls will absolutely melt your heart. Try to get some sleep!
    There's a hole in my head where the rain comes in.
  • IchiroDeportedIchiroDeported Posts: 1,610 ✭
    aww image
    thats great! I expect Santa will be very good to her this year.
  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭
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  • lawnmowermanswifelawnmowermanswife Posts: 683 ✭✭
    Gifts from your children are the best!
    Tonya
  • bman90278bman90278 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭
    Great story and thanks for sharing it with us. I think your daughter is a sweetheart and I hope Santa brings her something extra this year.

    Best of holidays to you and your family Barry!

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  • MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭
    Kids are the greatest gift, and certainly can't imagine what my life would be like without all three of mine.
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,951 ✭✭✭✭
    That's a great story man!

    I kept the first baseball card my little nephew ever touched. He grabbed one of my baseball cards off of my desk, it was an '04 Omar Vizquel UD MVP. It's on my display shelf in a top loader. Only my Brother and I know what that card means to us. Good times. image
  • frankhardyfrankhardy Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is a wonderful story.

    I have a 5 year girl myself that started kindergarten this year. On Monday of this week, she got to bring Daddy home a Christmas gift. They wrapped in class their self. She brought me home a bottle of Brut cologne. As you probably know, that is far from a designer brand, but I love it. Everyday since then, after getting a shower after work, I put that cologne on let her smell it. She smiles so big when I do it. I will never forget it. I told her that I was never going to throw away that bottle, even after it's empty.

    My 8 year old son has done similar things like make my something in art class. I have some things hanging up in my office now that he made.

    Shane

  • OAKESY25OAKESY25 Posts: 4,726 ✭✭✭
    awesome.. good for you buddy
  • 1989FleerBillRipkencollector1989FleerBillRipkencollector Posts: 4,590
    That's awesome !!
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  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    You absolutely have to send in those two cards on your next submission.
  • corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭
    I have a 20 month old daughter and I bought her a NM set of '65 Topps for Christmas. I hope she likes it.
  • CariconCaricon Posts: 819 ✭✭
    For the ones that have kids that are also into cards, feel lucky. My kid is now 20
    and grew up with me collecting cards, but never got into it. He just came back
    from 2 years in the service, and is the typical kid, music and video games. Still
    proud of him though for serving his country.
  • xbaggypantsxbaggypants Posts: 2,185 ✭✭✭
    That's so cool! You must be a great Dad. I have two daughters myself, apple of my eyes too.
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  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    Very nice story Barry.
    That made me a little teary myself. image
  • Ladder7Ladder7 Posts: 1,221 ✭
    TB, cute story. CT you must still be sore image BTW Congrats to you and momma. Emma is our favorite name, we didn't have a girl just boys. But did name our golden Emma.
    some cards
  • detroitfan2detroitfan2 Posts: 3,366 ✭✭✭✭
    Great story, thanks for sharing. Pretty cool that the school has cards available as prizes too.
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,069 ✭✭✭
    That's nice and all but you better get them graded to make sure they are authentic! image
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd say the fact that there are even sports cards in that prize box at all and that kids even know about sports cards is a good sign. I hope you got your little girl something extra special this year, yes even if it's the latest pop culture fad.
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  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's great!!! That definitely speaks volumes of what she thinks of you. I'd be extremely proud.

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