"Dad...what?" She was taken aback. "10,000?" "You heard me. You are right. I have been watching and I see that you've grown. But if you really want to show me what a big girl you are. That you can handle yourself. Then you'll take the 10,000, quit the gam...

"Dad?" "Huh?" I said, looking up from my plate at my daughter Sarah. "What's wrong? You haven't said anything in a while." She was right. We were having dinner together, which was usually the time we caught up and talked about our days, how work and schoo...