05/09/2025
โ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ณ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.โ๐ฅ
Iโve noticed that some parents put too much pressure on their kids to always win. I overheard a mom telling her son, โ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ป๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข!? ๐๐ช ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ข๐ฏ ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ข๐จ-๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ต๐ฐ!!!โ (Why did you only get Bronze!? ****** even got Gold and heโs still new!) and later, a player messaged me saying her own mom even called her โ๐ฃ๐ถ๐จ๐ฐโ (stupidโ or dumb) just because she only got bronze. ๐
Imagine how heavy those words must feel for a young athlete who already gave everything on the mats. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐. ๐
Parents, pleaseโฆ letโs stop this crab mentality. It is not always a win for our kids, just like in real life, we donโt always succeed. What matters is the effort, the discipline, and the courage to keep going despite setbacks. ๐ฅ
To all student-athletes: remember, your value is not measured by medals. A bronze, a silver, even no medal at all, what matters is that you showed up, trained hard, and refused to quit. One day, your hard work will pay off. Until then, keep grinding, and trust the process. ๐ช
Letโs uplift, not tear down. Support, donโt pressure. Together, letโs build athletes with strong hearts, not broken spirits. ๐ฅโฅ๏ธ๐ฅ
- Miss Anj C.
