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It’s hard to let go of your favorite domain name, like having your spouse getting rid of your favorite old holey t-shirt. 

I heard words lately that made my heart sink. My wife and I had some educational evaluators over to assess our son’s developmental level. Our son’s name is John (like me) but we call him Johnny.

He is now two, but we knew something was amiss. We found out he is learning and speech delayed. 

Unfortunately there is no affordable daycare facility locally that could give him the special attention and care that he needs to get back on track. We tried him in one facility nearby, but only minimal one-to-one attention can be provided. His educational future now hangs in the balance.

Fortunately, my wife Millette is a special ed teacher at an elementary school. She has been teaching learning-disabled kids for more than 10 years. Whats frustrating for her is she can be there for other people’s children daily (no regrets) but she cannot be there for her own son while he falls further and further behind. At night she’ll work with him, but by then, he’s already falling asleep and the attention span is non-existent.

I, on the other hand, still do contract work which keeps me very busy. I’ve taken the time to stay home now to do what I can, but financially it would be shaky to continue that arrangement.

Now, Johnny is normal in every other way he laughs, smiles, plays like a madman, terrorizes the dogs and gives the biggest hugs in the world, except he lacks many skills a two year old should have by now…

I knew right away, what I needed to do.

To make it possible for my wife to take the time out from her teaching career and give me more uninterrupted time to help our son, I’m going to sell a domain name and maybe more if our financial target is not reached.

People who know me, know I buy domain names mostly but sell very few, if at all.

Some people make domain investments to acquire a bigger portfolio. Some sell domains to retire early or roll it into other investments. Some, maybe invest in another more valuable domain. Nothing wrong with that!

I’m investing in my son.

Sure, I can hold onto my valuable domain names and watch them skyrocket in worth over time. I can surely always buy back or buy more domains in the future, but I cannot recover or buy Johnny’s early developmental years back. What Millette and I do now will have a profound effect on his future.

Anyway, I’ve listed a hot and upcoming generic keyword category name where Apple is definitely leading the pack. This name is will go up in value as other companies struggle to catch up.  Just like “mp3 player” or “digital camera”, this one is: “Slim Notebook”. The domain  name is “SlimNotebook.com”

After Steve Jobs intro last week. I’ve watched that keyword term jump by 59,000 results in one day on Google and climbing. Type “slim notebook” in Google, you’ll see what I mean…

You can find the name I posted at Afternic. Remember, while there may be a bidding frenzy going on at various auctions and drops, you just might be able to quietly take this name on the cheap with less bidders while at the same time making it possible to help us. 

Any repost of this blog, any referrals that can be given would really helpful

Prayers appreciated!,

John