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Dear Coach

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Writing this letter has been something I have been gnawing on for some time and while I have debated my approach, lost my hair, cried some tears, and balled my fists I realize like so much of the human experience I surely am not the only one who may feel my plight. Friends, in this letter is the PERSON we refer to lovingly as "coach". Meaning the human being I entrust my most precious treasures to, and I do so with a few expectations. The person the dictionary says a coach is, is: "one who instructs or trains  <an acting  coach >   <a birth  coach > ;  especially   :   one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a sport and directs team strategy  <a football  coach >   <a pitching  coach >   <a gymnastics  coach >" -Merriam -Webster Dictionary For the Purpose of this letter I will use the sports coach. Coach,  First, I want to thank you.  You have taken what you lo...