@WestCoastPapa posted:Most of the good advice has been covered above by some great people that helped me along the way. My 2 pennies....
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5. Get ready for some great stories. At least the one's your son will tell you about.
Good luck.
WCP
Sit back and listen to it happen. It will eventually get to your ears. Your son will tell you stories about others, but not necessarily about him. You have to wait a couple years for those stories to make there way to you. My son got married last year to a great young lady, and many of the groomsmen were former college teammates. My son, the groomsmen and I went golfing the day before the wedding. The floodgates of stories came out that I never heard before, and I pretty much laughed my way through 18 holes.
One of the stories I shared with the groomsmen was something I witnessed myself that they didn't know about. My son was warming up in the bullpen to pitch a playoff game against a team he had previously thrown a no-hitter against. It just so happened that the opposing catcher's son was an MLB GM, and came over to watch my son warmup. He happened to position himself right behind the catcher (20 ft or so) and he was in my son's view. My son asked him to move, but I don't think the GM heard him the first time. Then, my annoyed son told him loudly to "f*cking scram". The GM was a little shocked, but he definitely heard him this time and moved along. As it turns out my son was a little embarassed about it, as he is never one to call attention to himself. So he never told anybody what happened. I gladly shared that little story with the groomsmen. I still laugh about that today.