Swallowing My Pride To Admit That I Miss You
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Swallowing My Pride To Admit That I Miss You

A letter to basketball.

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Swallowing My Pride To Admit That I Miss You

I'm kicking myself for publicly admitting this, but I miss you. I know I called it quits last May, and I still believe it was for the best. But, I'll be honest and say that it has been hard without you in my daily life. It's been beyond difficult getting used to not seeing you every day. It has been unimaginably strange not having you as an obligation and commitment anymore. Some days I could not be happier that I broke it off, but I still catch myself reminiscing on all our good times too. We shared countless hours with each other. We had some long days together trying to fix different aspects of our relationship. We had some severe losses together that didn't go our way, and we had some unbelievable triumphs too. Hey b-ball, I've been missing you.

Remember when we started out it? We were in the driveway with the whole family and dad taught us how to do a "running shot," aka a layup. I think we were around four when we called it that. We thought that was the most fun thing to do. We would laugh and giggle, seeing how many times we do it in a row without missing. Oh, and how we grew up together. You were there for everything. All the hours we spent in the driveway together and sometimes you would even pounce into the street, but most the time you didn't ever get too hurt. I have a lot of reasons to thank you, especially for the countless times you got me through life's defeats. You were good to me growing up, one of my best friends, ya ol' pal.

High school came and our relationship changed little by little. We were still good friends, but being with you was not my favorite thing anymore. Maybe we had spent too much time together over the years. Or maybe I was just burnt out on the idea of us together. Whatever the factor, life with you just was not the same and absolutely not as enjoyable anymore. Remember my 16th birthday together? Oh boy, was I hot over the fact I had to spend not only a birthday, but my sweet 16th with you! Of all things, spend my birthday with you... Haha, but it ended up for the best and you were not all that bad after all.

Our relationship mended over junior year and was extremely enjoyable to be with you again. I guess now that I think about it, having you in my life every year for the past 16 years makes it hard to not have you anymore. And now, with your favorite season in full gear I am realizing how much I relied on you. Though it was my choice to end things with you, and the pain of not having you stinks and is making this season eerie without you, I love watching you still. I love seeing you with all your friends out there on those courts.

Well old friend, I just wanted to say that I hope you don't have hard feelings. You are still one of my day-one favorites; I'm just not trying to be with you every day anymore. I hope you understand. I appreciate all the time you spent with me and all of the things we went through together. I'll be cheering you on all winter. #peaceandblessings


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