The sacrifices that parents make for their children are always received with great affection on the Internet, since they manage to take away childhood memories and transport us to moments when, without knowing it, mom and dad made a great effort to see us happy.
A similar story shook the hearts of many a few days ago, as the miner Michael McGuire, originally from Kentucky, United States, attended a basketball game wearing his uniform full of coal, a material that also invaded his entire face and arms. . The reason this became such a sweet moment is that the exhausted worker was accompanied by his young son.
Michael had to attend the University of Kentucky Wildcats scrimmage that way because he’d rather be on time than take a shower, because if he had taken a shower, it would have taken at least 40 minutes of the game and he didn’t want the first experience of her son watching a basketball game look spoiled.
The father of the year did not take long to go around the world, because in the beautiful photo we can see him with a tired expression, while the little one pays special attention to the plays. The exposure of his photo on networks was so great that he ended up arriving at the office of the Wildcats coach, John Calipari, who was greatly moved.
My family’s American dream started in a Clarksburg, WV coal mine, so this picture hits home.
From what I’ve been told, after his shift, he raced to be with his son & watch our team. Do n’t know who this is, but I have tickets for him & his family from him at Rupp to be treated as VIPs !! pic.twitter.com/a5BJXUnK2v
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) October 24, 2022
My family’s American dream began in Clarksburg, West Virginia, so this image hits home with me. From what I’m told, after his shift, the miner hurried over to stand with his son and watch our team. I don’t know who he is, but I have ‘tickets’ for him and his family to Rupp, where they will be treated like VIPs!
The one in charge of bringing the good news to Michael was nothing more and nothing less than his wife, Mollie, who found the coach’s tweet and was able to reveal the identity of her husband, as well as thank John Calipari for the precious gesture.
My amazing husband started the day from 4:45 am that morning. Afterwards he drove straight to the arena to meet us and enjoy the game with our son. We are truly blessed with this amazing man, I am beyond grateful. We love our miner.
The McGuire family was quickly contacted by John and the staff of the Wildcats team. For his part, Michael said in an interview for CNN that he did not realize that he had become a sensation, because he was at work, without being able to access networks.
When I got off shift and got home, I went crazy… I couldn’t believe that what was happening to me was real.