Johnny Sexton wants nothing more than for his son Luca to experience one last winning Six Nations on the pitch with his dad.
But the veteran Ireland skipper, who makes his championship farewell at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, is trying to avoid getting into the emotional side of the occasion as he pushes for the second Grand Slam and fourth Six Nations title of his illustrious career.
England stand in Ireland's way and Sexton, who is set to win this 113th Ireland cap and to become the championship's all-time top scorer, wants to get the job done now and then start thinking about his last hurrah with Andy Farrell's squad at France 2023 in September and October.
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"It's special, of course, but it's more about the team this week and getting the best performance that we can out there," he said. "I'd never be able to live with myself if you don't turn up and play well so that's the focus.
"You take the emotion out of it, it's going to be emotional anyway. You're playing England at home with something on the line, so it's always what you've wanted to do and where you wanted to be.
"It's not the last game with this team, well I certainly hope not. We've got a lot more of the journey left so I'm not really thinking like that. I'm just thinking about trying to get out there and put in the best performance I can, then try to get everyone else on the same page.
"I'm trying to get away from it as much as I can. I knew the questions were going to come.
"I have got a bit more emotional as I have gone on so it will definitely be trying to hold that back but use it as well because it will hopefully be a special day.
"Your 100th cap or something like that, you do feel that sense of occasion. This is the last Six Nations game but there's so much ahead, please God, if I stay lucky and avoid injuries.
"There's hopefully a World Cup, there's hopefully some knockout games with Leinster ahead in the Aviva so I'm trying to get away from the fact that it's this big last thing. It's just a cup final and that's all we're thinking about."
Sexton, 37, was looking forward to getting home for some precious time with his family after Ireland did some light training work today.
Come tomorrow, the out-half will be all business again in the run to the fifth round tie, but his motivation is first to make his family proud, and then the country.
"Look, it goes over the kids' heads, most of it," he smiled. "They do kind of come out with some mad stuff the odd time.
"Luca is at the age now where he understands what's going on and he's looking forward to wanting to come on the pitch at the end of the game.
"He knows that he only comes on if we win. So they're the things you try to make happen, you try to give your family special moments, the supporters, the Irish people.
"We talk about them all the time but how we do that is playing well and we need to really focus on that.
"It sounds very simple but it's very hard to do in a final when you've got a lot going on. You've got these questions being asked and you've got to deal with it, then park it, and really get involved in the process."
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