Comment on “How to Not Be You”

Thank you, Alexis. This post comes at a good time. Growing up, I never played sports and only occasionally did organized group/team activities. Lately I've been verrrrrrry sloooowly learning the ropes of soccer, after having spent the last couple years learning to appreciate the game as a spectator with some old roommates.

It's hard as shit. I can hardly run. I pass and dribble and shoot like an idiot. But a new friend around the corner is showing me the basics, and there are some dudes at work who organize pickup games every week --
hell or high water I'm gonna start going, no matter how bad I am, and try my best to be a credit to the team.

I've been worried about committing myself to soccer when work already sucks so much of my time, and I'm anxious to keep some weeknights open to work on D&D. Your post has reassured me that taking up a sport should learn me a thing or two about the real world in a way that will reflect back on my D&D practice for the better. Worries extinguished (I hope.) So, thank you.