I know you feel like you’re getting good enough at football to maybe earn a free ride to college, and that by moving the family to a new town, Mom w

Letter to My Younger Self

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2022-05-14 02:30:03

I know you feel like you’re getting good enough at football to maybe earn a free ride to college, and that by moving the family to a new town, Mom would be putting that at risk.

Head back to your room and give me a few minutes of your time. Because I have something I need to share with you right now.

I know it’s been rough to this point — with Mom trying to raise three boys all by herself, and the jumping back and forth between six different elementary schools in North Carolina before you even turned 10. And now this new move? It’s like: Things couldn’t possibly get any worse!

Well, that’s actually what I want to talk to you about, Tarik. You’re going to need to really hunker down from this point on. Because the next 10 years are about to be even more challenging than the previous ones. And it won’t even be close.

It's going to be a lot. And you know what? I wouldn’t fault you if you want to stop reading this letter right here. Not one bit.