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This image is a text screenshot of a wholesome personal anecdote. The poster recounts that when they were a child, their family was too poor to afford tickets to an in-person baseball game, even though the family loved watching baseball. To fulfill the child's wish, the poster's parents created a full simulated baseball game experience at home while the children were at school: the mother made custom fake game tickets and play money for the kids, set up numbered chairs in front of the TV that was playing the game, and prepared baseball-game themed snacks including hot dogs, candy and soda. When it was game time, the father acted as an usher, taking the children's fake tickets and directing them to their seats, and the parents sold the snacks to the kids using the play money. The poster ends the story by saying this was the best baseball game they have ever been to.
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Growing up I didn't realize how poor we were. My parents were amazing at providing for us. We loved watching baseball games and I wanted to go to a game so bad. We never could afford it. To make up for it, while we were at school, my mom made up tickets to that night's game and money for us to "spend". When we got home she had set up chairs in front of the TV and numbered them. Gave us the tickets and money and told us to go clean up before the game. Come game time we lined up at the doorway, my dad took our tickets and told us how to get to our seats. After the game started my parents went to the kitchen and had a tray of hot dogs, candy and soda. "Hot dogs! Get your hot dogs!" We got out the money my mom made and bought whatever snacks we wanted. Best baseball game I've ever been to.

Overview

This image is a text screenshot of a wholesome personal anecdote. The poster recounts that when they were a child, their family was too poor to afford tickets to an in-person baseball game, even though the family loved watching baseball. To fulfill the child's wish, the poster's parents created a full simulated baseball game experience at home while the children were at school: the mother made custom fake game tickets and play money for the kids, set up numbered chairs in front of the TV that was playing the game, and prepared baseball-game themed snacks including hot dogs, candy and soda. When it was game time, the father acted as an usher, taking the children's fake tickets and directing them to their seats, and the parents sold the snacks to the kids using the play money. The poster ends the story by saying this was the best baseball game they have ever been to.

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The story was originally posted as a user submission on Reddit, as indicated by the Reddit platinum, gold, and silver award icons at the top left of the image, noting the post received 20 total awards. It was later reposted to 9Gag via RSS feed, as specified in the provided source metadata, and has circulated widely across social media platforms as a viral feel-good story about resourceful, loving parents.

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