A Sad Day...

Duke's Mom ...

We feel your pain (to borrow an expression from a famous politician) ... I honestly think being away from them on their birthdays is harder than missing them on holidays ...

And I agree ... time goes by too quickly and then they are grown.

If there are any moms here who haven't sent one off to school yet ... hug them and tell them you love them and sneak into their rooms at night and just watch them. Pretty soon, they are all grown up ...

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Go Highlanders ! ! ! !
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DM

I know exactly how your feeling. Just about the time I think I'm over this missing thing... My son calls and says he misses sleeping in his BIG bed and seeing his dog. He seems bummed out right now. I know when baseball starts he will be better. He won't have time to think about missing anything and I will feel better when he is better.

Glad to see I'm not the only lonely heart here.

I'm sending a hug from PA to you.....

I experienced the SAME thing this past September. Boy is it tough. But, I figure if we can get through childbirth, we can get through this! Have a good cry...it's for a good reason.

My son's B-Day is coming up next week. It's a big one, not only because he's turning 18, but because I know it will be his last one at home for years to come. Very Sad!

Duke's Mom,
Here's a Cyber Hug.......celebrate the day anyway!


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"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby, Hall of Famer

Duke's mom...don't make me cry so early in the morning....

my son is in hs...and just last night he was sitting up a few rows in church with his girlfriend...

that's the same pew he used to crawl under and tear pages in the hymn books...

where does the time go...

Highlander mom...I will hug mine today! Thanks for the reminder...


Goodness, I hadn't thought about his dog, when BK takes a shower, Cassie (his mut) sits outside the door and cries now...

Duke's Mom:

Boy...do I understand! First one for us to miss was this past October! Keep thinking of all the positives! How fortunate he is and how proud you are! We gals here in the Ladies forum wish your son the very happiest of birthdays and a fabulous baseball season!

First,I Would Like To Say,Thank You So Much Kind Ladies...Ya'll Really Make Times Like These More Bearable.

Second,I Would Like To Say That Duke Did It!!
He Had Himself A Birthday To Remember...
He Said He Got to Play CF Today and He Made Two Diving Catches At The Wall.But The Best Part Of The Game For Him Was The Bottom Of the Last Inning ...He Hit The Game Winning RBI!!
He Said It Was A Great Birthday Present To Himself!! I Am So Proud For(Of)Him and Happy For Him At The Same Time!! I Can't Wait Til Sat. When I Will Get To See Him In Action For Myself! Thanks Again Ladies For All Your Kind Words And Birthday Wishes...I Passed Them All On To Him Tonite...He Said " Thanks,That's Cool." God Bless Ya'll!

Cindy

Cindy!

Well...There you go!!! Congrats to your son and I'm wishing him many more great moments this season!

Cindy---

Well, YAHOO!! And birthday bests to Duke from snowy PA!! ENJOY!

Is this heaven?...

Cindy

How awesome is that!!!
It turned into a great day and we are so proud for you and him Congrats and enjoy this weekend with him!!

Lori

Go Duke!

What a great time you'll have this Saturday!



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From 'Nice Guys Finish Last' by Leo Durocher:

Baseball lives at the center of a never-flagging whirl of irreconcilable opinions.

Way to go!!! Kind of helps to dull the pain of missing him, at least I hope it does. The fact that he is happy and doing well should be very comforting to you.
Hang in there.



"Hello again, everybody. It's a bee-yooo-tiful day for baseball."
--Harry Caray

WOW....the PERFECT birthday present and it didn't cost you one red cent! Does it get any better?

Cindy,

That report doesn't surprise me at all!

Sorry you couldn't be there but there will be many, many more results like this that you will be able to see in person.

I'm lucky as Ryan's 19th birthday is Friday, March 26 and we will be in Norman for a weekend series against Baylor that weekend so we will get to help him celebrate. I know it won't always work out that way from now on so I'm going to really enjoy it this year.

Tell John Wayne that we said Hello and to keep up the great play!


Ann