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I am probably still, "It" from playing the game, "It" on the playground as a child. I was always so slow and could never catch anyone. There is a lot of pressure for kids on the playground. One thing is this is where scuffles take place, but another, and what was an issue for me as a child was being the last to be picked for kickball, softball etc. I was never much good at sports and I was always one of the last if not the last kid to be picked. Remember in school when the coach would pick two captains and the captains would pick from the crowd of kids standing across from them? I was always the last one standing on the horrible side that emptied before my eyes. It is a lonely feeling, perhaps the loneliest ever, especially when you are ten or eleven years old. If I were a coach I would pick teams, I would never put a kid through this. I also remember till this day who the first person picked was, it was the same kid every time and then the same kids followed suite, until it got to me and I was the last one left. So much pressure. The play ground and the bus stop used to be some bad places at times. I don't know how it is now, but kids have it rough. Have a good Wednesday.---Keith
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Dana Darrow
6/24/2015 01:11:13 pm
Yep... I do understand this one. Looking forward to spending time with you this weekend.
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