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This old gal…
Entering the final leg of college…expected to graduate with two degrees in five years…was coming up one credit short… Advised to take a PE course…had already taken the required two…bowling and tennis…got them over early on because non athletic me is…non athletic…and not a fan of PE… Took the advisor’s advice…enrolled in badminton…knew the game…played it in the backyard…how bad could it be… It was bad…like super bad…like let’s make this class competitive badminton…pair tiny clumsy blondes against big strapping boys… So she can be humiliated again…and again…and again… Got the worst grade of the entire five years…was chastised for having a bad attitude…it was toxic…it was frustrating…because non athletic me… Tried hard…did her best…but her best…for this teacher…was not enough… And so it is…in life…sometimes your best…won’t be enough…keep your chin up…give it time…one day you will find a way…to redeem yourself… And badminton playing me…agrees…
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