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Originally Posted by 71buc
I have been collecting since the early 70s. I have four kids who could care less about my collection so I will eventually sell it all. Out of curiosity I asked each of my kids if they could pick one item for themselves from my collection what that item would be and why. I was shocked by their answers. My 23 year old son said, "Your Aaron and Clemente Rookie cards because they were your heros." My 20 year old daughter wanted my photo collection. She said, "Whenever I see old baseball photos I think about you". My twelve year old wants my autographed Roberto Clemente night poster because, "He cared about people just like you". My youngest is 10, she is claiming my 1971 Pirates NL Pennant because, "They were your favorites when you were little like me". Not once was the monetary value of the pieces mentioned. I will make certain each of them receives the item they identified. They may not understand my collecting but they sure understand me. I was touched. Ironically I have a worthless 1970 Red Sox Pennant that my Dad bought for me at the first game he took me to. It is the origin of my collection and a token of one of my fondest memories of him. It is also my favorite item in my collection.
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I nearly had tears when I read this reply. You must be so proud to know your children have such an emotional bond to you, as you did with your dad. Do you know what that means? You have WON in the ballgame called life, in the most important way. Thanks for making me smile on a day when Im not in a very good mood.