# my child arrived just the other day... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882 "2001-07-18T02:54:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tyklfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tyklfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyklfe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/1 "2001-07-18T02:54:40Z")
came into the world in the usual way… ---
**Author:** ![Mobius74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@Mobius74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mobius74)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/2 "2001-07-18T03:11:54Z")
[pressing the PAUSE button] - Let’s dedicate this thread to the memory of Harry Chapin, who gave the world the gift of his music. He died 25 years ago this week. - [/releasing PAUSE button] ---
**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/3 "2001-07-18T03:17:22Z")
but there were planes to catch, and bills to pay… ---
**Author:** ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/4 "2001-07-18T03:18:13Z")
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay… ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/5 "2001-07-18T03:19:12Z")
He learned to walk while I was away… ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/6 "2001-07-18T03:37:42Z")
and he was talking 'fore I knew it… ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/7 "2001-07-18T03:59:52Z")
It was 20 years ago yesterday that Harry left this world. Sorry to hijack, but his music was a huge part of my young life–I was 5 years old when he died and I vividly remember we were driving to New Hampshire when we got the news he died… my parents had tickets to go see him the next weekend. My whole family (travelling in 2 cars) pulled over on the side of the higway and had a good cry. The song _Circle_ was always “our” song, me, my mom, my dad, and brother… _Oh if a man tried to take his time on earth, And prove before he died what one man’s life could be worth, I wonder what would happen to this world._ Thanks, Harry. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/8 "2001-07-18T04:18:27Z")
And as he grew, he said ---
**Author:** ![Tyklfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tyklfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyklfe)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/9 "2001-07-18T21:13:53Z")
I’m gonna be like you, dad ya know I’m gonna be like you… ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/10 "2001-07-19T00:31:56Z")
and the cat’s in the cradle with the silver spoon… ([www.harrychapin.com](http://www.harrychapin.com)) ---
**Author:** ![darian00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dfb087/32.png) [@darian00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/darian00)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2001, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/11 "2001-07-19T01:30:29Z")
little boy blue and the man in the moon… ---
**Author:** ![RalfCoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RalfCoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RalfCoder)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2001, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-child-arrived-just-the-other-day/72882/12 "2001-07-19T02:40:10Z")
When you comin’ home dad? I don’t know when, But we’ll get together then, son, We’ll get together then… Harry, the cheap seats still miss you. Does anyone know what Tom Chapin, Big John, or any of the rest of the band are doing? I heard that Tom was doing children’s songs a few years ago. And Mobius, I think it’s been only about 20 years, but I’d have to check to be sure.