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02-19-2016, 02:22 AM #11
Thank you for writting this. I always keep coming back to this article time and time again to keep things in perspective. :) Think we could get this permanently "sticky'd" so other collectors can view this? :)
Blessings to you and your family.Jhonas Enroth Card Collector & Host of the Hidden Content
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02-22-2016, 10:49 PM #12
Wow, just browsing SCF and found this. Teared up a bit. Love this.
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03-29-2016, 01:50 PM #13
Boehmz, I agree, got a few tears in the eyes. What great memories. I am going to share my experiences. My earliest collecting memories are of opening a box of 1980 Topps with my dad and my getting to chew the gum and him handing me a Ben Ogilve card. My first card. As years past we still collected but had set it aside around 85 or so. My freshman year in high school was 1989 and I remember a friend bringing in a Beckett. I asked to borrow this magazine and take it to my dad who had all of his cards from his childhood days in the early 50's. he and I sat up many hours that night going through his cards and laughing and surprised at his card values. This resurrected our hobby. We started going to local card shops and card shows together, and my dad teaching me the history of the game he grew up watching and the players he loved to listen to on the radio, of course many of them were Yankees. My dad collected vintage where I liked new cards and players I grew up watching including my all time favorite Wade Boggs. As time passed and I went to college our collecting again was pushed aside for a long while until I landed in the same town as Tracy Stallard. (he gave up 61 to Maris) I knew of Tracy from a mutual friend and he advised me to just go to his house and ask him to sign something for my dad for Christmas. I had a '61 Topps I was wanting to get signed for him. When I arrived I met this huge man whose hand should have wrapped around mine at least twice it seamed, and I politely asked him to sign my card for my dad. he graciously asked me to come into his house and stated he had something better for my dad, and he left into his house to retrieve whatever he was going to get for me. When he returned he had a poster of himself on the mound with Maris in the background circling the bases, and he signed to my dad. When I gave it to my dad, I still remember the excitement in his eyes as he first looked at it. He was so excited he had it professional framed and he hung it in his office. A few years later he retired and almost immediately found out he had esophagus cancer from acid reflux. he was pretty down in the dumps about this and I soon found myself looking for something to brighten his spirits even though I lived 4 hours away and I ran across this sight and others where I could write to his childhood heros and get them to write back to him. I started this right before my trip to Biloxi for work. I always called my parents when I travel to ease their minds and when I did this time my dad could hardly contain himself, he got his first 4 returns in the mail. Robin Roberts, Bobby Doerr, Stan Musial and Bob Uecker. He was beyond excited, so I kept writing and he kept his spirits up through his surgery, and follow up and then the return of the cancer. I would write and he would get the letters and I would call every night to see what was new and what he got in the mail that day. We spent so much time together that last few years even though I was away. When I was "home" we would pull out his albums and his returns and look at his cards and his autographs. Then I lost my dad on January 6th, 2010 but he won his battle with cancer, and the day after his funeral I received an autograph addressed to him and I pictured his excitement when he got one in the mail, this kept motivated to keep this hobby of ours going. In April of the following year, after years of trying and finally giving up, my wife was pregnant and I knew from day 1 it was a boy and sure enough he was. So now I write and collect for him and the time in the future we will go through my cards and my dads and share our time together and make our memories, and I can tell him stories of my dad and get on my wife's nerves, thank goodness for the man room. LOL, God love her, she tolerates me though. My son started Tball this year at 4 and so far he is loving it, and my memories have started!!!
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04-02-2016, 03:08 PM #14
Thank you for sharing your story! That was awesome. Like I've said before, cards may come and go, but the memories are priceless. May God bless you and your family and may you have many years of memories collecting with your son. Reading this post made my day and I really thank you for sharing!
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04-10-2016, 04:19 PM #15
very beautifully written...I think every trader really should read this, it absolutely puts things in perspective.
I find myself getting into too many arguments on here with people over trades, but after reading this I
promise to take the high road going forward and keep things in perspective. thank you for opening up to all
of us, your son would be very proud of you.
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04-24-2016, 02:33 AM #16
What a beautiful story. I'd be a liar if I didn't say it made me tear up. Thank you for sharing guys. Perspective. I like that. :)
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09-18-2016, 04:19 PM #17
What a beautiful and moving article; thank you for writing it!
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09-20-2016, 03:04 PM #18
After I finished reading the article, it got awfully dusty up in this office. I know a little man (who isn't even18 months) that's getting a supersized hug when I get home tonight. My condolences, and thank you for this article.
Perspective is what I need to remember from this point forward. Thank you for sharing.
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12-09-2016, 01:13 PM #19
Guys, I am moved with emotion myself, and would love to share some of my story in this very awesome thread, perfect for this Holiday Season, great memories.
My experience collecting began when I was small, and ebbed and flowed over the years. I no longer actively collect anything, but enjoy being on here seeing everyone's collections and successes....all the fun with none of the expense or maintenance!
My deepest condolences to papaperk, so sorry to hear about your son. My wife and I lost a baby last year, and while we didn't have the ability to love our baby Jordan for the 17 years you loved and continue to love your son Aaron, my heart and prayers go for you and your family. I am confident that your son is in Heaven, you will see him again someday. Your collecting and even more important, your giving, is a great way to keep his special memories alive. Incidentally, your son shared a birthday with my wife.
Dadandsoncards, I remember you from "the bench", and again, my condolences about your Dad, yours is also a truly heartwarming story, and a fun way to remember as well. Congrats on your baby, our paths have mirrored one another (infertility, Dad's death....all part of God's plan!). Glad all is well, and prayers for your family!
I have added my favorite Bible verse, and of course a thought about "Perspective" in my signature, as the very best of life passes us by oftentimes when we are otherwise occupied. Savor every minute!
Merry Christmas, God Bless!
Kevin
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12-09-2016, 01:56 PM #20
What a nice comment Kevin ... it's people like you and comments like that, that give me hope for this hobby as I have run into some really bad apples while collecting and have almost quit many times, but there are still a lot of good apples out there ... like you
Have a great day!
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