We
grew up playing games in our house. My
Dad always had a deck of cards with him.
We played “7 Up”, “Go Fish”, and "UNO".
We also liked "Yahtzee". My husband
and I love to play “Farkle” and “Poker”.
In college “Spades” was the game
to play.
My
kids have tons of games. They will not
play them together unless someone plays with them. They play until everyone has lost. That means there is a 1st place, 2nd
place, 3rd place, etc. When
we played games there was a winner and we just played again. They make sure that there is a loser.
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Matthew 23:12
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Matthew 23:12
HAVE
YOU EVER… taught your child to lose?
At
schools now, you cannot play games where there are winners. It is not politically correct. Someone always feels left out or mad or
sad. Give me a break. When I taught in public school we had this
amazing P.E. teacher who taught about good sportsmanship EVERYDAY! I learned so much from her. I need to ask her to move into my house for a
week and give my kids an attitude adjustment.
I
am so tired of the tears and yelling. Everyone is a CHEATER! My
oldest yells, “Whatever” or “Come On!” every time he misses a basket. My youngest wants to quit half way through if
he knows he is going to lose. Someone
else (who shall remain nameless) blames everything on the refs.
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.
Proverbs 25:27
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.
Proverbs 25:27
I take fault in this
too. Maybe I let them win too much when
they were little. Maybe I wasn’t using
the correct vocabulary from the start; like “good game” or “better luck next
time.” Something is going to change in
our house. I am teaching good
sportsmanship. This has sadly started
with me having to continuously call my children “bad or poor sports”, but if you have
any ideas feel free to pass them along.
HAVE
YOU EVER been a good sport?
Galatians 5:25-26, Philippians 3:14