Karis Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Having a talk with friends and family on the fourth... We saw the David Oliver Coca Cola commercial and someone noticed that he named his coach, his friends, and his fans no mention of his family. I thought they were wrong, he must have also said family. But we saw it again and the commercial does not mention family. Does anyone else find that odd? Would that seem strange to you? Has the family become so insignificant? Are family relations so strained the no one should really expect people who accomplish great things to acknowledge their family in the public arena? What about extended family or adopted family? A young teenager said "he might not have a family or he might not like his family." Has it come to that? Not to say family won't work your nerves but not acknowledging "Family" seems "off." What sayeth the HIVE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Not all families are loving and supportive. Being a highly competitive athlete takes it toll on the person, their families and forces decisions that can rip those apart. Being singularly focused on one goal, strains ties that bind. His mother qualified for the boycotted 1980 Olympics also in track. He could be trying to protect her from excess publicity. Beyond that, I don't know if he has much family. Not everyone has extended family, of if they do, they may not be close to them. I would never want to speculate on why someone acknowledges one person and not another....it is a personal decision at a single moment in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Or he could have had one of those brain blips where of course he was thankful for his family but he took that fact so much for granted that he just forgot to say it. I wouldn't read anything into something like that unless I knew more about what the person was actually thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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