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re: SIAP - AJ and his girl
Posted on 1/4/13 at 3:54 pm to JordonfortheJ
Posted on 1/4/13 at 3:54 pm to JordonfortheJ
I don't mean to get too philosophical, and in the grand scheme of things, at the end of the day, it's AJ who made this little girl happy, but the truth of the matter is it's become the "cool" thing to do to use your local celeb status to visit a sick kid (and the kids don't know any better so the end justifies the means). But, I don't really get why the masses think celebs are great people when they see a story like this. We don't really know anything about them other than someone coordinated them to spend a few hours of their time at the hospital.
I'm not saying AJ is only doing it because of the attention he has (or will get as a result), but when I see things like this it makes me appreciate the lowly folks (foster parents of disabled kids, social workers, special education teachers and teachers' assistants) who dedicate their lives to compassionate endeavors who will never get a news story written about them, never receive a massive (or even decent in some cases) paycheck, and never have their picture on the front page of anything.
Not saying this to bash AJ, but rather emphasize that there are so many out there who do far more but will never receive any recognition. Such is life...
I'm not saying AJ is only doing it because of the attention he has (or will get as a result), but when I see things like this it makes me appreciate the lowly folks (foster parents of disabled kids, social workers, special education teachers and teachers' assistants) who dedicate their lives to compassionate endeavors who will never get a news story written about them, never receive a massive (or even decent in some cases) paycheck, and never have their picture on the front page of anything.
Not saying this to bash AJ, but rather emphasize that there are so many out there who do far more but will never receive any recognition. Such is life...
Posted on 1/4/13 at 3:57 pm to GatorInTX
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but the truth of the matter is it's become the "cool" thing to do to use your local celeb status to visit a sick kid
well if I show up at the hospital to visit a sick kid, her parents are going to ask who the frick I am. I think you're over thinking this. There are plenty of athletes and celebrities that don't do anything like this, and there are plenty that do. It's awesome when someone uses that platform they have for good and not bad
Posted on 1/4/13 at 4:00 pm to GatorInTX
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there are so many out there who do far more but will never receive any recognition
This would have sufficed.
Posted on 1/4/13 at 5:26 pm to GatorInTX
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I'm not saying AJ is only doing it because of the attention he has (or will get as a result),
Well, he first met the girl over a year ago and this is the first you've heard of it, so I doubt he did it for the attention. Additionally, if he wanted to do it for the attention only then the initial hospital visit would have been sufficient. The fundraiser he and Kenny Bell organized and the times he's visited the girl later would have been unnecessary if he wasn't doing it for the right reasons.
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appreciate the lowly folks (foster parents of disabled kids, social workers, special education teachers and teachers' assistants)
Agree. We should appreciate those people too. Why don't you slip them an envelop with cash some time. They usually are grossly underpaid and an annonymous gift to them can go a long way.
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