03-05-2025, 02:21 AM
(03-05-2025, 01:00 AM)Jym Wrote: How did Nico manage to make me a Lakers fan?
This feels so dirty
Checking on the well-being of our generational player does not make you a Lakers fan. Have you bought a purple and gold bomber jacket or signed up as a member of a Lakers message board? Did Nico trade you for Jack Nicholson?
You're a hurt Mavs fan in a state of melancholy. No shame in that. My personal theory is that the blues don't make you sad or happy, but simply take you to the exact state of mind you're in, then lift you back up. That process is real, but it can't be rushed or faked.
Personally, I was making progress, sort of proud of myself, then the Kyrie injury knocked me back down a bit. While Kyrie lost his "hermano," he's being paid $43M to rehab for a year, so it's unreasonable for me, a 77 year old man on Social Security and a small pension, to overreact.
For me, the Mavsboard, has assumed the role of a mental health professional, a talk therapist, even a guidance counselor. Dark thoughts are conveyed by fingers typing on a keyboard and they seem to dissipate. Is that what is meant by venting? And, no, you're not "dirty."
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