This kid...
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Crappieaddict
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Awesome!
Davyalabama
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That is the type of story worth reading. Well done to both of you.
TheLBLman
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Wow. You did good (as did your young friend).
I'm positive he and his mom truly appreciate you.
Stories like this restore my faith in humanity.
You need to take him to Reelfoot now
I'm positive he and his mom truly appreciate you.
Stories like this restore my faith in humanity.
You need to take him to Reelfoot now
Well done! You never know what kind of impact an act of kindness will have on somebody and especially a kid. I’d say you had a big one on him.
Excellent sir.
Good job.
Good job.
Turkeychaser
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Awesome story!
Thanks for all the kind words...I really mean that.
Having grown up with a father that loved the outdoors and most importantly loved us, the thought of growing up without a father was beyond my imagination. Sure I knew it happened but never stopped to realize how my life might have been different if I had grown up without a strong male figure in my life.
Dakota's mother, had immigrated here from Germany in her early twenties. She came to this country not knowing a soul or speaking a word of English. She lived in New York City for years, working menial jobs, teaching herself English and saving what money she could. She studied to become an over the road truck driver and drove all over this country all the while saving her money to put herself through college, which she did, and got a degree. She married this guy from New York that obviously was a real POS. The relationship quickly went downhill and she was forced to flee NYC due to his threats of killing her and Dakota. Somehow she wound up in Memphis with a small child in tow and again, not knowing a single soul in the city.
Fast forward seven years and she lands a job working in the same department as my wife. The rest is history.
His mother said his whole attitude changed after that first deer hunt. She came to work the Monday after he killed that deer and told my wife that Dakota had got so mad at her that morning because she made him wash the deer blood off his face before he went to school that morning. I had painted his cheeks and forehead with deer blood that Saturday morning and he had went back home that afternoon and went all over the neighborhood showing off his victory paint. I should have known then that he would turn out to be a warrior.
I always told him two things.
Number one, if you don't make good grades in school, you won't be going hunting or fishing with me. Period.
Number two. Don't do anything without asking yourself, will this make my mother proud of me?
I would say if you have a chance to take a kid like him under your wing, do it. Not only are you changing someone else's life, it will change your own life as well.
Having grown up with a father that loved the outdoors and most importantly loved us, the thought of growing up without a father was beyond my imagination. Sure I knew it happened but never stopped to realize how my life might have been different if I had grown up without a strong male figure in my life.
Dakota's mother, had immigrated here from Germany in her early twenties. She came to this country not knowing a soul or speaking a word of English. She lived in New York City for years, working menial jobs, teaching herself English and saving what money she could. She studied to become an over the road truck driver and drove all over this country all the while saving her money to put herself through college, which she did, and got a degree. She married this guy from New York that obviously was a real POS. The relationship quickly went downhill and she was forced to flee NYC due to his threats of killing her and Dakota. Somehow she wound up in Memphis with a small child in tow and again, not knowing a single soul in the city.
Fast forward seven years and she lands a job working in the same department as my wife. The rest is history.
His mother said his whole attitude changed after that first deer hunt. She came to work the Monday after he killed that deer and told my wife that Dakota had got so mad at her that morning because she made him wash the deer blood off his face before he went to school that morning.
I had painted his cheeks and forehead with deer blood that Saturday morning and he had went back home that afternoon and went all over the neighborhood showing off his victory paint. I should have known then that he would turn out to be a warrior.I always told him two things.
Number one, if you don't make good grades in school, you won't be going hunting or fishing with me. Period.
Number two. Don't do anything without asking yourself, will this make my mother proud of me?
I would say if you have a chance to take a kid like him under your wing, do it. Not only are you changing someone else's life, it will change your own life as well.
mountain man 71
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Well done great story.
medic
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Awesome story!
That's awesome man!!
Joe2Kool
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WOW! That's awesome!
Awesome. So glad you made the greatest investment a person can make- time.
John & Teresa - EWA
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And hats off to his mom who was smart enough to recognize what her sweet son needed and reach out to your wife.
TheLBLman
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It's so often only retrospectively we realize so many our life blessings.
I had a similar upbringing.
portugeejn
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Thank you for taking the time to do that. You have made a difference.
