Dad's Dream - Baby Scholarship
My wife went to a very strong academic university – Marquette. People are proud to have gone there, just like many other people from other colleges. Besides being known for their strong academics, Marquette University is also known for being very strong in men’s basketball and soccer. If you think of Marquette, you probably think of basketball player Dwayne Wade and the comedian Chris Farley (rest in peace). Yes, my wife was lucky enough to meet Dwyane Wade more than once.
As a dad, I would love to see my son go to a great University and would not mind seeing all or one of my kids to go to Marquette University. The smelly thing (like a dirty diaper) about it is that by the time Rylan is old enough to go to college, it would probably cost $60,000 plus per year. That price would crush most parents dreams of putting their kids through a private college if you save, save, save.
Most dads who played sports growing up would love for their kids to take after them and play sports they played; in other words, follow in their footsteps. The main sport that I excelled at was soccer. Rylan will more than likely play soccer growing up and it is not because he will be pushed to play. It will because he will be exposed to soccer at a young age. I coach soccer, so he will see me coaching it. I will also play soccer with him at a very young age and as he ages. More than likely, he will play soccer.
He will also probably be playing basketball and baseball because those are more sports that he will be exposed to a lot with me as his dad. We will shoot our hoops and play catch. I am a dad that believes a child should be exposed to both academics and sports. If they see their parents do the same, they will more than likely follow. Melissa wanted to have Rylan be exposed to dance, but I had to put the squash on that idea. Our compromise through mom and dad teamwork was Rylan to be exposed to gymnastics for 1 year as a toddler.
Baby Rylan with Dog in Background
Being exposed to sports is great, but, then there comes the thought of college. I told the suffering misses that the only way Rylan will be going to Marquette is on a soccer scholarship or academic scholarship. Why not both? As you can see by the pictures we are working on the soccer part of it. Let’s get to work Rylan!
Real Dad Blog Version: Say no to dance for boys. I do not want to be a dad who is made fun of. Playing sports with your kids can lead to some great bonding experience with kids. College is way too expensive!
New Dad Blog Suggestion: Think of the song Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin. Play catch with your kids and be there for them. As my beautiful wife would say, “you only have one life to live.”
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They way I see it, having your kids involved in sports can be an investment in their future and yours, who knows…. they could become very wealthy playing sports and hopefully take care of their old man!