I play because I LOVE to…
I play because it’s FUN…
I play to pursue MY DREAM…
I play because it makes ME FEEL GOOD about myself…
I play because MY FRIENDS play…
I play because I love the CHALLENGE & COMPETITION…
PLEASE….Don’t ask me to play to make YOU happy,
Don’t make me play to prove my self-worth to YOU,
Don’t ask me for a “performance return” on YOUR “BIG investment” of time and money spent on me,
Don’t EVER tie my lovability as YOUR child with HOW well I play,
PLEASE don’t make the game I love SO SERIOUS,
PLEASE, PLEASE, don’t tell me everything I did wrong AFTER I play,
If you do, you’ll steal my JOY and PASSION and leave me feeling sad and hurt,
LOVE ME UNCONDITIONALLY, just because I’m your kid, without bringing my game into it,
BE PROUD OF ME FOR WHO I AM, NOT BECAUSE I WON.
