Wyatt and his parents were at the restaurant, waiting for their meals to be delivered. As
they waited, Wyatt's dad was pointing out the ten things he had done wrong during the football
game that afternoon Wyatt always dreaded this post-game ritual, where his dad, a retired
professional football player, listed everything he did wrong during the game. In fact, Wyatt's
dad was so focused on pointing out Wyatt's mistakes that he didn't immediately notice that a
boy and his father had approached the table
"I'm sorry to interrupt your meal, but I was wondering if I could have your autograph?"
the boy asked Wyatt's father.
"Of course, Buddy,' Wyatt's dad replied kindly 'What would you like me to sign?"
As the boy handed Wyatt's dad his baseball cap, the boy's father went on and on about
what a gifted football player his son was, and how proud he was of his son.
Boy, Wyatt thought to himself, that kid is so lucky It must be nice to have a father who
thinks you're great and doesn't point out every single mistake you make
They spoke for a few more minutes, until the servers arrived at Wyatt's table with their
food. After the boy and his father returned to their own table, Wyatt's father went right back
to critiquing his son's performance on the football field
When Jeff and his father returned to their own table, they discussed how friendly Mr.
Mathews had been Jeff's father began to tell Jeff about the unfortunate injury that resulted
in an early retirement for Mr. Mathews
Boy, Jeff thought to himself, that kid is so lucky It must be nice to have a father who
knows so much about football. I bet Mr. Mathews is able to give his son helpful pointers all the
time
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