Ten.One Thousand, Six Hundred & Fifty-Five

1. Quiet. So quiet.

2. But sometimes you need validation.

3. I think about the words I wrote. I know that even if they hear the words, or read the words, the effect won’t last long. Because people like them have short memories.

4. Zoom. Zoom. Zoom.

5. I really dig his energy.

6. We are both 65 on the inside.

7. In need of a system.

8. Can we just maintain the deficit?

9. The other coach stops to tell me that I’m doing a good job. That he could tell how much we’ve progressed since we last played them. “You really frustrated my girls.”

10. I tell her that even though we sometimes get frustrated by what they still can’t do, other people can see their growth and that’s important to recognize.

11. She realizes that she signed up for these nauseating bus rides for another season. We laugh.