Words of wisdom from Tony Dungy
''Parents, hug your kids every chance you get,'' he said. ''Tell them you love them every chance you get because you don't know when it's going to be the last time.''
Tearful Dungy urges parents to "hug kids"
If you're a sports fan, you know that there may not be a classier guy in the NFL than Tony Dungy. Reading about this is just heartbreaking and gives me a lump in my throat and butterflies in my stomach each time that I read more.
Tim Sullivan of the San Diego Union Tribune wrote this today:
Just last year, Dungy, now 50, said he was not sure how much longer he would continue to coach because of the price the profession had exacted on his family. He said he had missed too much of James' life, and that "I don't want the same thing to happen with my other children."
How eerie those words sound now. James Dungy was 18 years old.
It's too early to tell how Dungy's "holding up"
posted by Kinder Gentler Little Man @ 12:34 PM
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After the hug, communicate, laugh, cuddle, read stories, bond.
We used to gather each evening in the "big bed" and read scores of books the kids picked from the library. They were being read novels before they could read. It was special time and, my kids assure me, a tradition in their own homes as well. We never had trouble getting the kids ready for bed, they'd put on the footy pajamas and race to hop into the big bed (our bed). Reading and snuggling together often ended in long discussions of many types.
Whatever you do, do it with love, patience and a good bit of humor.
None of us knows when our last moment will come. Kids: Enjoy them. They grow up SO fast.
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