I came across this interesting article which read Greeley girls basketball team beats Boulder school 94-1. Like most people who read the article, my heart went out to Boulder school, and partly because my formative years were spent hating the Cobra Kai in The Karate Kid and rooting for the underdog in The Bad News Bears, I was ready to spew vitriol at Frontier Academy (Greeley), proof positive that I didn't really outgrow my childhood traumas, I just acquired a wider vocabulary. But then I read that:"I've had 100 points scored on me before, and I think it's important to respect the game and to respect your opponent," Frontier Academy head coach Nathan Buxman said this morning in a phone interview. "We show the most respect for our opponents by continuing to play hard."
As my wife and I continue to struggle raising our kids, it's tempting to sometimes give both our kids and ourselves a free ride every now and then. Sometimes we all feel that, with the current state of local and international affairs, the world is harsh enough on the people we love. Shouldn't we extend some compassion their way?
Then I realize, as a parent, that I'm not supposed to make it "easier" for my kids. I'm supposed to make their every experience mean something. Whether it's magnifying a magical moment or letting them take their lumps just like everybody else, all I can really do is make sure that whatever they go through is worth it all, in the end.
So thank you Frontier Academy for not taking it easy on Boulder. It's a welcome reminder of how our struggles, in the end, should mean something.
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Papot and I had a talk on tough love last Friday - and I have to say that it's even tougher to experience it when you're older, after just "sailing" through life because of more benevolent relatives.
So I commend you for resolving to let the boys have their scrapes and have them deal with it on their own this early in their lives. I know it's tough, but it'll make their lives a whole lot easier when they grow up!
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