My son lost a close match at the state tournament this past weekend. He was upset (entirely at himself) regarding the match. He literally went in one year from zero to a contender for a state championship. He won over 40 matches this past season, never lost his temper or acted out but was pretty emotional after his loss in the semi's. I sat with him by the dasher boards and offered him nothing but positives emphasizing all of his great effort and improvement this year. He took some time to settle himself down and did recover and come back and win a couple of more matches.
Later the next day, i had a mother of another wrestler come up to me and told me that i had wrongly "gotten on" my boy following his loss. She was under the impression that i was chewing his butt for losing. I appreciated her concern but i think it illustrates the very fact that perception is not reality all the time. I think we need not be quick to judge others.
