15 October 2020

Dear Laca,

On the subject of self defense is important and you should learn it...

Something I’d like for you in life is to master some form of self defense.

It doesn’t particularly matter to me what it is - karate, boxing, MMA, wrestling, marksmanship - whatever.

I think it’s important to

• Know what your body can do when you’re in a moment of crisis
• Know what you can and cannot win against
• Have a plan in the event of an unexpected incident
• Have the confidence that comes from knowing the other things in this list

I’ve never done this for myself, and there are plenty of times this kind of training could’ve avoided that feeling of utter helplessness.

All this is to say, if you’re reading this, I’m totally up for doing this with you! (But also can step aside if this is something you’d prefer to master on your own!)

❤ your mother