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Advertising@ freepress. mb. ca EDITORIAL Newsroom 204- 697- 7301 News tip 204- 697- 7292 Fax 204- 697- 7412 Photo desk 204- 697- 7304 Sports desk 204- 697- 7285 Business news 204- 697- 7301 PHOTO REPRINTS - 204- 697- 7063 City desk / City. desk@ freepress. mb. ca Letters to the editor / Letters@ freepress. mb. ca WFP SCAN PAGE TO SEE VIDEO WATCH: City lifts boil- water advisory READER SERVICE / GENERAL INQUIRIES 204- 697- 7000 THE NEW REALITY HOW TO USE BLIPPAR 1 2 WFP SCAN PAGE 3 WFP Download the free BLIPPAR app from Apple or the Google play store. When you see the WFP Blippar icon, scan the page with Blippar. Enjoy BONUS content on your mobile phone or tablet. WATCH . HOW- TO VIDEO A 2 WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015 winnipegfreepress. com I STUMBLED on some exciting Super Bowl news Thursday morning when I staggered into the den in my bathrobe and flicked on our big- screen TV. For the record, I am not referring to the shocking revelation that the New England Patriots' multimillionaire quarterback, Tom Brady, has a serious case of the sniffles and is treating his cold by " consuming a lot of garlic," which could result in Brady's lethal garlic breath causing vision problems for the Seattle Seahawks' defence, not to mention teammates who are forced to stand next to him in the huddle. No, there I was, parked on the couch, clutching a semi- frozen breakfast sandwich and a cup of coffee I'd boiled to within an inch of its life, watching Morning Express with Robin Meade on the HLN network, when the mostly female panel broke the news: The Seahawks' trash- talking superstar cornerback Richard Sherman and his girlfriend, Ashley Moss, are expecting the birth of their first child, a son, and it's entirely possible she could go into labour on Sunday. For those of you who, like myself, are experts in the area of football medicine, this means there is ( gasp) a chance Sherman's son might decide to enter the world on the same day as Super Bowl XLIX, forcing the outspoken father- to- be to make a career- defining decision: Stay and play in the big game or race to the hospital to be at the new mom's side. The women on Robin Meade's news show seemed OK with the notion of Sherman playing in the game, provided that was fine with his girlfriend, and most of the viewers who responded to their non- scientific survey ( about 56 per cent) shared that opinion. Here's what Sherman himself had to say about the issue to ESPN: " We'll cross that bridge when we get there. We're not thinking about the possibility." Fortunately for Sherman, I decided to spend a few minutes " thinking" about the possibility, because I am an acknowledged expert in the potentially hazardous field of baby- having. With some help from my wife, She Who Must Not Be Named, I currently have two collegeage children, both of whom started out as babies. When my kids were born, the prevailing opinion among experts was it was important for new dads to be there in person when their babies arrived, which, in my view, is another reason to hate experts. This was not always the case. When I was born, for instance, my dad was not allowed to witness the birth, because federal law required expectant fathers to sit in smoky hospital waiting rooms reading outdated copies of the only two magazines published in that era - Popular Mechanics and Field & Stream , neither of which offered much useful advice on raising babies. From what I recall, my dad was not even required to look at the baby version of me through that huge window in the room where they park newborns. I do not think he physically looked in my direction until I was old enough to play football, which was something he considered worth watching. When my kids decided to show up, however, sensitive modern dads were expected to be there every step of the way, which included going to pre- baby classes wherein we had to crouch on the floor with our pregnant wives and give them a " focal point" to concentrate on as they pretended to experience something called " contractions." The " focal point" I provided was a small stuffed toy dog nicknamed Muggy Doo, a fuzzy little guy I would bravely wave back and forth in front of my wife's eyes, while shrieking helpful birthing advice, such as: " FOCUS, HONEY!" Or: " ARE YOU FOCUSING YET?" This was stressful enough, but it got worse when our first baby, my son, was on his way. Like Richard Sherman, I had to make a choice: go and sit on the bench at a senior men's basketball game, or bravely watch my wife propel an actual human baby from her insides to her outsides. I opted to skip the game and be there for my wife and son, which resulted in me standing next to my wife, sweating profusely, encouraging her to focus, while I personally kept my eyes closed as tightly as humanly possible. My wife's role - other than the actual babyhaving part - was to make me feel comfortable and welcome via the technique of repeatedly punching me in the shoulder and bellowing " THIS IS ALL YOUR ( BAD WORD) FAULT!!!" at a decibel level that caused the ears of medical personnel in the delivery room to bleed. So, becoming a dad for the first time was definitely a life- changing experience and, while I would hate to deny that joy to Richard Sherman, I think the safest thing for him to do is to play in the Super Bowl no matter what. I just hope he remembers to " focus," because Tom Brady's garlic breath is going to make everyone's eyes water. doug. speirs@ freepress. mb. ca Take my advice, Richard Sherman: just focus In the Doug House Doug Speirs MATT YORK / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman may have a tough choice ahead, but Doug can help. CANADA POST SALES AGREEMENT NO. 0563595 Recycled newsprint is used in the production of the newspaper. Please recycle. A_ 04_ Jan- 30- 15_ FP_ 01. indd A2 1/ 29/ 15 10: 06: 20 PM ;