How is this for bad luck..

MacroGuru · 08-23-2005, 04:56 PM

So...Our local sports talk radio station has/had a contest running for a set group of their listeners to be selected to participate with the Utah Blaze (New AFL team) and their tryouts.

Basically, the one listener who qualifies for the team, will be signed to a 2 day contract with participation in one league game.

You would have a Blaze jersey, with your name, pictures with Danny White and the team. As well as getting your ass kicked professionally.

All you had to do was write a brief essay on why you felt you deserve the chance.

I get a phone call today, they have selected me to participate, I am ecstatic, then they break the news that it is Friday @ 3:30 pm.

The issue.....our 3rd child is to be born on Thursday at 7:30 am. Leaving the wife and baby in the hospital at this time. Now when I went and celebrated the birth of my son with my friends at a dinner, she has yet to let me live that down, and it has been 5 years.

So I had to politely decline, meanwhile on the inside....I am hurting, I have been busting butt to drop more weight for the new season of football with the Wolverines, and who knows, it could have been the one in a million chance I had to try and make it somewhere professionally. Oh well, back to my Bundy life.....

Lathum · 08-23-2005, 05:05 PM

wow, would you have had to miss the actual birth?

MacroGuru · 08-23-2005, 05:07 PM

Nope, not miss..it was the day after the actual birth, but she wouldn't have let me live it down if I went.

Lathum · 08-23-2005, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indoorsoccersim

Nope, not miss..it was the day after the actual birth, but she wouldn't have let me live it down if I went.

really? even though it is fulfilling a dream of yours? seems pretty harsh

JonInMiddleGA · 08-23-2005, 05:18 PM

I'm with Lathum.

Farrah Whitworth-Rahn · 08-23-2005, 05:20 PM

I'm with Lathum and JIMGA. This is a once in a lifetime chance.

It's not as if you're going to be needed while your wife and new baby are in the hospital, they'll have plenty of help. (congrats BTW

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JeeberD · 08-23-2005, 05:24 PM

Did you at least run it by her first?

MacroGuru · 08-23-2005, 05:46 PM

Well....let me rephrase the not let me live it down.

1) She has said go, she knows it's my dream.

HOWEVER,

I know my wife, and she would be disappointed if I was not there for her. As for me, I am 30 years old, I have played HS, JUCO, and now Semi-Pro Ball, she has been with me through thick and thin and has supported me in EVERYTHING I do.

For this, I am willing to set my dreams aside, and show her, I support her, in EVERYTHING she does. I need to be there for her more now, than anything else.

Sorry if I painted her in a negative light.

illinifan999 · 08-23-2005, 05:50 PM

This thread nothing no pictures.

Elvis · 08-23-2005, 05:50 PM

I think you made the right decision. However, I think you're wife probably would have been cool with it.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-23-2005, 05:57 PM

Since you are the Official Personal Trainer of Honolulu_Blue(tm), it would have been nice to tell people that my official personal trainer was an arena football player. This would impress people to no end. However, I think people will be equally impressed when I tell them that the Official Personal Trainer of Honolulu_Blue(tm) could have played arena ball, but missed out on his chance because of the birth of his second child. This too will impress people to no end. It's a win-win.

MacroGuru · 08-23-2005, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Since you are the Official Personal Trainer of Honolulu_Blue(tm), it would have been nice to tell people that my official personal trainer was an arena football player. This would impress people to no end. However, I think people will be equally impressed when I tell them that the Official Personal Trainer of Honolulu_Blue(tm) could have played arena ball, but missed out on his chance because of the birth of his second child. This too will impress people to no end. It's a win-win.

Thanks for the laugh....I needed it.....also, this is our 3rd child, but a 5 year difference between my son and this one.

terpkristin · 08-23-2005, 08:49 PM

Well, I agree the timing is unfortunate.

But, in either event, good luck on Thursday with the induction! We'll expect baby pictures.

/tk

08-23-2005, 05:07 PM	#3
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Nope, not miss..it was the day after the actual birth, but she wouldn't have let me live it down if I went. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

08-23-2005, 05:18 PM	#5
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I'm with Lathum. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

08-23-2005, 05:24 PM	#7
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Did you at least run it by her first? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

08-23-2005, 05:46 PM	#8
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Well....let me rephrase the not let me live it down. 1) She has said go, she knows it's my dream. HOWEVER, I know my wife, and she would be disappointed if I was not there for her. As for me, I am 30 years old, I have played HS, JUCO, and now Semi-Pro Ball, she has been with me through thick and thin and has supported me in EVERYTHING I do. For this, I am willing to set my dreams aside, and show her, I support her, in EVERYTHING she does. I need to be there for her more now, than anything else. Sorry if I painted her in a negative light. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

08-23-2005, 05:50 PM	#9
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	This thread nothing no pictures. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

08-23-2005, 05:05 PM	#2
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	wow, would you have had to miss the actual birth?

08-23-2005, 05:20 PM	#6
Farrah Whitworth-Rahn Red-Headed Vixen Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ	I'm with Lathum and JIMGA. This is a once in a lifetime chance. It's not as if you're going to be needed while your wife and new baby are in the hospital, they'll have plenty of help. (congrats BTW )

08-23-2005, 05:50 PM	#10
Elvis n00b Join Date: Jul 2005	I think you made the right decision. However, I think you're wife probably would have been cool with it.

08-23-2005, 05:57 PM	#11
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	Since you are the Official Personal Trainer of Honolulu_Blue(tm), it would have been nice to tell people that my official personal trainer was an arena football player. This would impress people to no end. However, I think people will be equally impressed when I tell them that the Official Personal Trainer of Honolulu_Blue(tm) could have played arena ball, but missed out on his chance because of the birth of his second child. This too will impress people to no end. It's a win-win. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

08-23-2005, 08:49 PM	#13
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Well, I agree the timing is unfortunate. But, in either event, good luck on Thursday with the induction! We'll expect baby pictures. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

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