{"id":509,"date":"2010-11-15T23:13:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coyotebroad.com\/blawg\/2010\/11\/15\/sacrifices-i-hate-sacrifices-yuck\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T19:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T19:38:54","slug":"sacrifices-i-hate-sacrifices-yuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coyotebroad.com\/blawg\/2010\/11\/15\/sacrifices-i-hate-sacrifices-yuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacrifices. I hate sacrifices. Yuck."},"content":{"rendered":"

A few months ago, I volunteered to help with the annual camp out for Girl Scouts in my area in November. It’s a very<\/span> big deal, the highlight of the entire Girl Scout annual experience for girls in this area — and it will be the highlight of some of these girls entire Girl Scout experience.<\/p>\n

At the time I volunteered, it was several months away. I was unemployed, feeling worthless and so tired of a life devoid of any social activities. Plus, there’s a big rift among the Girl Scout troops in this area; a lot of people who should be volunteering aren’t. This was my way to show support for all of us coming together and helping, regardless of various differences.<\/p>\n

So the weekend is approaching. Of course, now, the timing isn’t great; Stefan and I haven’t had a weekend together in a while, because he’s had to travel. And I’m missing the premiere of the next-to-last Harry Potter movie, but I thought, okay, I got to read the last Harry Potter book the day before it came out in the USA and hours before it came out in Europe<\/a>, so I’m not going to complain. Besides, we can go Thanksgiving weekend, as we have no other plans, and I do know how it ends…<\/p>\n

And this morning, my brother informed me that the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team will be playing in Portland on Friday.<\/p>\n

Yes, I wept. No kidding. I had a big, long cry. My face is still a little swollen.<\/p>\n

Believe it or not, I have seen the UK men’s team play only once my entire<\/span> life. Yes, you read that right. Just once. December 1980. Against Maine. Chuck Verderber missed the game – out for an appendectomy (first game he missed for that). It was a blowout by UK. It was fantastic.<\/p>\n

But I never got another opportunity to go. Years passed.<\/p>\n

The team never came to New England the two years I lived there after college. The team came to San Jose the year after I moved to Austin, Texas. When they played in San Antonio for the NCAA final, I called every person I could think of to get tickets – to no avail. And then they finally did come to Austin — but I had moved to Germany.<\/p>\n

And after 30 years, I still won’t get to see them. Because I have a commitment to keep. If I don’t go on Friday, I leave about five adults and more than 60 kids in the lurch. And I send a really lousy message to Girl Scouts.<\/p>\n

When I posted about this to Facebook, I was looking for “Wow, you are such a martyr, what a huge sacrifice on your part, what incredible character you have, you’re like Gandhi.” What I got instaed was “Oh, forget the Girl Scouts, they’ll get over it, commitment shommitment.”<\/span><\/p>\n

I know I’m doing the right thing. But, geesh, it hurts so bad…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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