Cute Without The 'e'

It's baffling to me that middle schools still cut kids from basketball and baseball teams. I feel like getting cut isn't so bad when you're actually in 8th grade, but it's something that will be a part of you for the rest of your life. It's kind of like not passing your Behind the Wheel driver's test the first time--every time that conversation comes up for the rest of your life, you'll have to admit that it took you two tries to get your license. The worst part is that 8th grade kids think it's devastating that they didn't make the basketball team, and all you can do is try to tell them it's not that big of a deal, even though we all know that it will only get worse in adulthood