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Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 19, 2021, 6:50 PM
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A long, funny, & true story…
Earlier today I referenced my 4 children. My wife & I adopted 3 of them through the foster care system. The thing is, they’re not from SC, where we live. Because we live in a “reunification state,” DSS always wants to see kids go back to their parents. When we were looking to adopt, we found an agency that matches potential families with children on a national level whose parental rights are already terminated.
So when we were matched with our children, turns out that they were born & raised in Franklin Co. Ohio, which just so happens to be where Columbus, OH is.
When they came home to us in 2019, we were weeks away from playing OSU in the Fiesta Bowl. They saw a commercial for the game & I kid y’all not, they broke out with that stupid “O-H-I-O” chant.
So I did what any good Clemson fan would do. I looked for an opportunity to get them in Clemson & show them around. Fortunately, the school I was teaching at was participating in Dabo’s annual shoe giveaway. I got to bring my 3 kids along & they got to see it all: Death Valley, the Oculus, the practice facility, & the football ops building. But the icing on the cake was getting to take a picture with TL16, who took the time to speak with them about doing well in school. Well, needless to say, they became Tigers that day & know the cadence count!
They’re older now & can’t wait to attend their first game in the Valley this fall!
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 19, 2021, 7:01 PM
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Great story. Thanks for posting.
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CU Guru [1959]
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Re: Man that's awesome!***
Aug 19, 2021, 7:05 PM
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 19, 2021, 8:55 PM
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I thank you for taking kids that needed solid parents, and to have someone to love them for just being themselves, and for that I thank you. God bless you, and anyone that has the kind of love in their heart to save a child that was born to the wrong parents!!!!
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Legend [16489]
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Nice! Thanks!
Aug 19, 2021, 9:01 PM
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 19, 2021, 9:11 PM
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May God bless you and your family man!
Looks like He already has! ??
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 19, 2021, 9:24 PM
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Thanks for sharing. Great to hear something positive with all the negative energy going on these days.
POTD
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Legend [16058]
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Great Job!!! Go Tigers!***
Aug 19, 2021, 9:28 PM
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 19, 2021, 9:48 PM
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God bless you and your wife for taking on such a responsibility. Not enough people out there with such a self sacrificing nature, myself included bc I’m not sure I could ever do that if I’m honest. It seems they’re blessed to have you as a dad. And let’s face it , raising them as tigers will eliminate the “original sin” of them being nut necklaces
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 19, 2021, 10:01 PM
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Great story, thanks for sharing. What a great family you have, and bless you and your wife so taking such a big step.
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Oculus Spirit [79241]
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Made me smile Dr_Watson!!!
Aug 19, 2021, 10:16 PM
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Folks like you make life good again . . . Those children will bless you every day!!!
Best post on t-net in a long long time . . . Thank you for sharing!!!!!!!
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Legend [15863]
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super cool
Aug 19, 2021, 10:19 PM
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God Bless
GO TIGERS !!!!!!
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 19, 2021, 10:21 PM
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Dagummit, who put that darn confetti in my eyes again....
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 19, 2021, 11:11 PM
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You have a beautiful family.
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 20, 2021, 6:26 AM
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Great story! It’s almost like a page from Coach Howard’s playbook. He said he could turn anyone into a Clemson fan if he could get them to Death Valley for a game! Thanks for sharing and may God bless you and your family.
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Not all heros wear capes. Thank you for being such a
Aug 20, 2021, 8:20 AM
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wonderful blessing to those kids.
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Re: Not all heros wear capes. Thank you for being such a
Aug 20, 2021, 3:58 PM
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Here Here
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 20, 2021, 8:50 AM
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Amazing story. You’re an awesome Dad!
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GREAT picture - be sure to post one of the whole Fam in
Aug 20, 2021, 8:57 AM
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ORANGE this fall ! ! !
1000 blessings on you & your family & what you have done for those kids - both in FANDOM and in life - lol.
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Awesome!***
Aug 20, 2021, 9:26 AM
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Doc, that is impressive
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Aug 20, 2021, 9:32 AM
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you and your wife are good people
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 20, 2021, 11:11 AM
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Your family and the whole story is awesome!
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You and your family are awesome!***
Aug 20, 2021, 11:17 AM
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 20, 2021, 11:32 AM
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Doing the Lord's work is a punchline these days, but you and your wife truly are. God bless you and your family!
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 20, 2021, 12:00 PM
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Awesome! God bless you and your family. Go Tigers!
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 20, 2021, 4:16 PM
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It's folks like You and the wife that make this world a better place. GOD BLESS and GO TIGERS!!
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 20, 2021, 4:20 PM
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Awesome family!! Way to go on adoption of beautiful children! May God bless you all mightily!
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 20, 2021, 7:15 PM
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I'm so happy for your kids. So many kids never can break out of that perpetual Ohio St. fandom. I feel sorry for the kids that never get to experience Clemson.
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Re: Indoctrination Starts Young
Aug 20, 2021, 8:19 PM
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Blessings on your family, and go Tigers!
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