# @seanmspicer on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2yNYys8F_
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13321205-seanmspicer-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-04-19T17:31:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sean Spicer (@seanmspicer) — https://gondola.cc/seanmspicer

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People often ask my favorite memory from the White House & while there are a lot of amazing experiences, I always tell this story bc the best part of all of the experiences was being able to share them w my family- 4 years ago today, from #TheBriefing:

We were well into the briefing when all of a sudden, Gronk... opened a door leading into the briefing room & popped in.
“Need any help here?” he asked.
The briefing room erupted in laughter. I chuckled, paused to process what had just happened, & responded, “I got it, Thanks, man”
Later that day, some of the most popular Patriots came to my office to talk with my kids & meet my mother, brother, & sister. As a young boy, I had attended one game with my dad in the old Foxboro Stadium & sat on metal benches. They were most likely up in the “nosebleed” section. Now, here I was with the team in my office.
My kids had brought a “few” of their favorite Patriots items in hopes of getting them signed, including their team helmets & kid-sized Gronk jerseys. My daughter brought the pink Gronk jersey a friend had given her for her 6th birthday... When the players arrived at my office, I asked Gronk if he would sign a few things for my kids, & he graciously responded by pulling up a chair & reaching for a Sharpie...he eyed a box of leftover chicken tenders my kids had left on a nearby table. He asked the kids, “Anyone know where I could get a chicken tender around here?” Right on cue, my son grabbed a chicken tender & handed it to Gronk. He devoured it & went on to sign every item sitting on my desk.
Later that day... coach [Belichick] had a Patriots helmet in his hand. He walked up to me & said, “We brought this for you. For what you deal w every day, you’ve earned this.”
As my family departed… my mother leaned over to me & said, “You know who would have loved this day?” Yes, we were thinking the same thing: my dad would have loved it. His family, the Patriots, the White House—what a combination. As he was getting ready to leave this earth, my dad asked me to take care of my mom. I remembered that—the last conversation I ever had with my father. Somehow, I knew he had been with us, sharing in the excitement of that special

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