First, I read about Stephanie Decker visiting the
White House with her husband and two children. Decker is the woman from
Clark County, Indiana, who saved her kids by covering them with her body during
a tornado. In the process, she lost parts of her legs. President Obama heard
Decker’s inspiring story and invited her family to visit.
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| Clark and Rondo |
The opportunity to visit the president of the United States in
his home is heady stuff for anyone ... except, perhaps, kids. “My kids don’t
get it because they’re young,” Decker explained. “But one day they will
understand.”
As a father of two, I relate to Decker’s comment. Although we’ve
never met the president, my kids have had lots of opportunities, too. They are
always grateful, even if they don’t always appreciate the gravity of the
situation.
For example, my son, Clark, recently had the opportunity to play
basketball with Rajon Rondo at Rondo’s basketball camp. Yes, that’s Rajon Rondo,
the NBA All-Star. Just a few weeks earlier, we stayed up late at night to watch
Rondo confound the world champion Miami Heat on television. Now, Clark was
passing the ball to him. Yet, when I picked Clark up, he neglected to mention
it. In fact, I wouldn’t have even known it if the camp photographer hadn’t told
me she snapped a picture of them together.
Clark was more likely to tell me about the french fries he ate
for lunch. That’s just the way kids are. As I’ve previously written, they are
more impressed by ice cream than celebrities, sports superstars and political
leaders.
Nevertheless, you can bet that I’m framing that Rondo picture.
Like Decker said, Clark will eventually come to treasure it.
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