| It's justa game, and I was such a jerk.......
I just have to vent at myself…confession is good… it’s just a game.
My daughter played a softball game tonight. In the second inning she made an error that cost her team 2 runs. The next inning she struck out looking at 3 pitches with 2 outs and a runner on 3rd base. In the last inning she struck out, 2 of the strikes were called.
When the game was over I was so upset that the steam was coming out of my ears. I didn’t say anything at all for about 20-minutes because I feared what might come out of my mouth. I’m so stupid that I didn’t need to say it – I said everything on my mind with my eyes.
We got home from the park; she looked at me and said, “I’m sorry.” I just looked at her and said, “Sorry for what?” My God I was a jerk.
She changed and then came and sat by me as we watched a TV show, sharing a big piece of watermelon. Not too many words were spoken between us for a while until the watermelon was gone. I looked at her and just said, “I’m sorry”, to which she responded, “I love you!”
It was just a game. She is normally one of the most fundamentally sound players on the team. It was the first time all season she struck out, and the first error she has made in 2 seasons. Her team lost by 6-runs to a team they should have beat by 15-runs. It was just one of those nights.
So learn from me – it’s just a game! There are so many things that are so much more important than a win or a loss. She just went to bed and she came and hugged me, and said she can’t wait until tomorrow and the weekend. Jack Hanna is coming to visit at school, and we’re taking a long weekend to visit some friends in Austin, Texas.
It’s amazing – a lesson was learned tonight. It’s a shame it was the 11-year-old who was teaching the 48-year-old. I’m a lucky guy. My daughter is a great teacher!
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