Letter to Mom and Dad from an X-Skater

My mom visited recently and brought a folder full of old sports pictures, clippings, report cards, and more. One of the items was an original, cursive letter I wrote to my parents in 1986 (or so), when I was eleven.

The letter was a response to being told that I could neither skate on the front street, nor at the Cooper's house up the road. They had a full half-pipe in their back yard.

I decided to hand in my skateboard along with this letter. It is comedy GOLD.

My favorite parts are where I mention God. My second favorite is signing off the letter as "From the "X skater". The coup de gras is the picture of a board with a circle and line through it.

This is pure, 11 year old, cringe-worthy angst. Enjoy!