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An Open Letter To My Soccer Dad

You never missed a game and I never thanked you enough.

Angie Gamez

Jan 05, 2016

Knox College

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Dear Dad,

I do not know where I would be without you, although I know that being a college athlete would be out of the picture.

First I want to say that I am sorry. Sorry for not enjoying ballet. Sorry for putting so many miles on our now old minivan. Sorry for the birthdays you had to spend watching me play soccer. Sorry for the money I made you spend on uniforms and cleats. Sorry for all of the stinky drives home from my games and practice. I just want to let you know that it wasn’t all for nothing.

With that said, now I want to thank you. Thank you for signing me up for AYSO when you did. Who would have thought that my chubby little self would actually be able to run up and down the field for fun. I will never forget the post game goodie bags and halftime oranges, I actually miss them sometimes.

Thank you for seeing potential in me and convincing me to take it to the next level, club soccer. The sisters that I have made during my club years are irreplaceable and the lessons that I have learned are so valuable. I learned that there are always going to be people out there who care for me. I have learned that winning is not always the most important thing as long as I was improving as a player. I have learned how to handle criticism and I now understand that you have to give people the respect that they deserve.

Thank you for driving me to every game whether it was 5 minutes away for 5 hours away. I have visited places that I would have never visited if it wasn’t for soccer. I memorized the routes to our usual game locations and felt like a boss when I would share the directions with others.

Thank you for all of my post game lectures. You never let me quit when I was at my breaking point and instead gave me the life lesson that quitting is not the answer. You made sure that I knew when I had a bad game, and you always gave me something to work on for my next game. You reminded me that I am blessed to have the opportunity to play because many do not.

Thank you for encouraging me to continue playing soccer in college. I thought that I was done with soccer after high school but you pushed me to continue playing at the next level. You pushed me to get recruited and playing soccer in college is honestly one of the best experiences of my life, so I thank you.

Thank you for not just being a dad, but being my soccer dad. I am the player that I am today because of you. Thank you for always believing in me and I hope I have made you proud.

Love,
Your Little Soccer Star

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Sleepovers are not a thing. They're just not.

1. You only ask things once.

2. Seriously, you only ask once.

3. When you do muster up the courage to ask your parents for something, you creep around and wait until they’re in a good mood.

4. Before you get that final yes, you have to go through an interview.

5. If you ever got “the eye,” you knew you were screwed.

6. You were always the first to leave your group of friends when hanging out.

7. If you say you will be home at a certain time, you better be home at that time.

8. Seeing a missed call from your parents sends fear and horror through your veins.

9. If relatives are coming over to the house, your room better be clean.

10. You are careful about what jokes you share with your parents.

11. "You’re not an adult until you turn 18! You can do whatever you want then!"

12. If plans change while you’re out, you better text or call.

13. Don’t talk back. Ever.

14. When you’re called by your full name, you’re in deep trouble.

15. Don’t make them call your name twice.

16. Sleepovers are not a thing.

17. Despite all of these things, you know your parents love you.

For better or for worse

1. Pets

2. Mornings

3. Mistakes

4. Cooking for yourself

5. Hosting

6. Taking care of yourself

7. Holidays

8. Roommates

9. Keeping focused and getting stuff done

10. Cleaning

11. Social life

No, really. I'm not mad. Just hungry.

1. You’re tired of people asking you if you know what “RBF” stands for every time you zone out.

2. You’re constantly using the excuse, “I’m just tired” when people ask you if you’re mad.

3. Or “I’m just thinking.”

4. In fact, you’re rarely ever actually mad.

5. But when you are, people usually can’t tell.

6. You find other people with RBF’s and have to convince yourself that you don’t look like them.

7. You constantly remind yourself, “At least I’m not a psycho.”

Some of your best ideas come through boredom.

1. If the professor is late by one minute, I'm leaving.

2. Oh crap, that's due TODAY?!

3. Can I nap in here?

4. I wonder what they're serving at the cafeteria.

5. How much does my teacher even get paid?

6. How much will I get paid?

7. This is the longest 50 minutes of my life.

8. Maybe if I call mom, she'll give me money.

9. How much do street performers make anyway?

10. Why am I here? I could be a street performer by now.

11. Oh right, I'm not talented.

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