Dear teenage boy at skate park: You're probably ...Mean yaare Old, so I don't expect you to be very mature or for you to Want a Ilftla girl on yOur Share ramp f or that matter. Mat you don't know is that my daughter has bean wanting to skateboard for months. I actually had connnce her that sKataboarlIng wasn't f or just for boys. So when we walked up to the skate park a. MY that ft IreS tull of teenage boys who wore smoking a. swearing she immedlataly wanted to turn around and go home. I secretly wanted to go too because ClIdn,rent to have to put on my mom voice and exchange words with you. I also didn't want , daughter to fool Ilk° she had to be scared of anyone, cr that she waisn't antftled to that skate park Just as much as you were. So when she sald 'Mom it's full of older boys. I calmly mild 'So what, they don't own the skate park" She pre... to go down the ramp In Witoof You and Your, non. ftYlng past her and grindIng rails beside her. She only had two or three runs in bef ore you approached her and sald 'Fley, excuse me...• I Iron,...), Prepared dellver rny "She's allowed to use this park,. as much as you guys• woe. when I heard you say 'You're feet are wrong. Can I help your You Crocceded to spend almost an hour with , daughter showing her how balance and steer, a. she Ilstened to you; At eat not attalned by most adultst You held her hand and helped her get up when she fell down a. I oven hoard you tell her to stay away from the rails so that she wouldn't get hurt. I want you know that I am proud that you are part of my community, and I want to thank you for being kind to , daughter, even though your friends made fun of you for It. she wfth a sense of pride and with the dlat she can do anythIng, because of you.
