An Open Letter to Rudolph

Post by by Lucy Ball @ My Life As Lucille

Dear Rudolph,

I feel your pain. I get it. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen were big fat bullies. I mean, who did they think they were? Comet, Cupid, Donder, and Blitzen? Jerks. Laughing and calling names, it wasn't right. Not letting you play those Reindeer Games just because you were different from them. It’s so predictable. The popular reindeer laugh and tease the ones who are a little different.

Then one day, that odd one grows up. Does something awesome. Gets famous. Then ALL of a sudden, those popular reindeer are all your BFF’s. They’re on t.v. interviews talking about how they knew you back in reindeer school. Donder is all like, “Oh yeah! Rudy and me? We were best pals.”



Only you and I both know how it really went down. None of them were there for you when you were a nobody. Were they? Little did they know that one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa would say those six epic words and your life would change forever. Then they would trip over each other lining up like sled dogs with horns just to say they knew you way back when.

So Rudolph, I just want you to know that you are not alone. There are a lot of other little “deers” in the world like you. You might have a red nose. Or scruffy fur. Or even be a little slower than the other reindeer. But you are all beautiful inside and out.

Don’t ever let their words hurt. Don’t listen when they say that you don’t fit in. Work hard. Dream. Stay out of trouble. Believe in yourself. And when you’re ready, flex your little legs and you'll fly!

Merry Christmas!

Love,
Lucy