Gumdrops and Lollypops
On the night that the Eagles lost their playoff game to the Cardinals, Sam and I played Candyland. He won the first game, drawing both the peanut and the lollypop in succession, not to mention his impressive run of “doubles.” He was quite pleased with himself, as though he had displayed great skill at drawing cards. The second game, however, was a different story.
I drew the ice cream cone.
The losing is such a good lesson. But such a hard one to be part of teaching.
Personally I’m not big on the whole PC concept where no score is kept in soccer and little league games across the country. Kids, by nature, are competitive. There’s nothing wrong with that. As parents it’s part of our job to teach them how to lose gracefully. And while it will almost surely take more than one loss to teach that lesson, it’s one that shouldn’t be abandoned for the sake of avoiding hurt feelings.
Kudos on proceeding honestly in your Candyland game. I think you rocked that mommy moment.