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04-24-2010, 09:58 PM
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Special Olympics
My 12 y/o daughter brought home a bronze medal. She absolutley worked her a$$ off for it. It's weird. I dont see her as being different or special. Just a cool kid. Bless her heart, she ran around to get autographs from a few Seahawks players for me. She got Justin Forsets' sig three times on the same piece of paper
 . We just watched the local news and she was on TV. I'm a very proud dad. Just wanted to share a blurp in life. Sunday she & I are headed out to watch some 1/4 mile drags.
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04-24-2010, 10:09 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
that is cool! tell her congrats!
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04-24-2010, 10:12 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
congratulation to your daughter, and you for seeing who she really is, a wonderful child. Keep up the good work and stay in her life, You will never regret it.
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04-24-2010, 10:17 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Congrats to your girl. Thanks for sharing your proud moment of glory with us. Bronze, great job.
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04-24-2010, 10:23 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
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04-24-2010, 11:00 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Congrats to your daughter........and to a proud pop.
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04-24-2010, 11:14 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
I have a brother who is mentally retarded and is confined to a wheelchair. He is non communicative and is severely physically disabled also. Once a year they have a Special Olympics that he goes to and participates in the games. Its very hard to tell the emotions of people with his type of disability but he seems to enjoy the day out and all the fan fare. Special Olympics is a great thing.
Congrats to your daughter for her bronze medal !
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04-24-2010, 11:16 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
I'm a Special Olympics coach and know how fun it is to see the athletes do well when they have practiced so much. Congratulations!
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04-24-2010, 11:17 PM
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Congrats to her and you, thanks for shareing, blessed my heart
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04-24-2010, 11:37 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
that's cool Don...it doesn't get any better than that.
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04-24-2010, 11:40 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Congrats you must be proud
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04-24-2010, 11:46 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Congrats to your daughter SOM!
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04-24-2010, 11:49 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Ah yes......leave it to a Special Olympics commercial to make me tell people around me that I just got dirt or something in my eyes!!!!!
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04-25-2010, 12:51 AM
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Re: Special Olympics
Very cool! Both the award and your attitude towards her!
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04-25-2010, 01:43 AM
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Re: Special Olympics
congrats to your daughter.its also very cool to hear of your positive attitude towards her .in my life ive known various people with various physical and/or mental disabilities and they were all some of the coolest people ive ever known.my first wife was friends with a girl nsmed shelly who was physically disabled i forget what her exact disability was but over time i too became friends with shelly and one of the worst days of my life was when i found out shelly had passed away from complications of her disability/illness associated with it.ill always remember that no matter what was going on with her she always had a good attitude and never really had anything bad to say.
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04-25-2010, 11:49 AM
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Re: Special Olympics
Awesome Don!!!
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04-25-2010, 12:45 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Congrats!
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04-25-2010, 01:34 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Give her a high five from me SOM!!!!
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04-25-2010, 01:51 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Please pass a heartfelt congratulations from my family in Massachusetss, Your daughter should feel very proud of herself, i did after reading your post.
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04-25-2010, 06:24 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Tell her Congrats from the east coast crew!!!!!!!!
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04-25-2010, 08:27 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
We just got home from the track. Had a great time. My buddy got his time down to 12.17. Great time & crappy food. Kid slept on the bench seat for a couple hours. I guess she was worn out. Thanks for the cool things you all have said!
Very nice. Life's good.
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04-25-2010, 10:38 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Very Cool ! I'll send her an e-mail.
Were you tempted to run the 71 ?
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04-25-2010, 11:20 PM
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Re: Special Olympics
Congrats to her!
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04-26-2010, 01:15 AM
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This is great stuff, thanks for sharing. Tell her she did good... LockDoc
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04-26-2010, 06:16 AM
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Re: Special Olympics
You are a good Dad SOM. I shared this story with my Wife, as proof I am hanging out in a good enviornment on this website. thanks for sharing. you are right, lifes good,kent
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