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Leaving a club on good terms: the two-step exit.

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An Australian parent at a kitchen table writing a short letter by hand. The kitchen is warm, lit by morning light. A cup of tea and a planner are beside the page. The parent's expression is calm and deliberate.

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The decision is made. Your kid is moving clubs at the end of November. The season is over, the trophy night is past, and now the question is how to leave well. Not whether. How.

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