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Reply to "Teaching your son to control his emotions in a ball game."

As a LL pitcher, my son had a hard time controllng his reactions to the sometime poor play behind him. Of course, his ERA was microscopic, he struck out 95% of the batters, and was flawless fielding his position! He has since grown out of it while maintaining his high standards for himself and his teamates.

Throughout the years I have told him that team sports is a microcosm of life and that inevitably as an adult he will (1) have bosses that are complete idiots, who are mean, who are insecure, who make you wonder how they ever attained their position; (2) have co-workers who are incompetent, who are lazy, who are devious, who are brown-nosers; but...he will also have bossess that are incredibly smart and great teachers and co-workers who are great collaborators who are willing to share the spotlight and do whatever they can to help the business succeed. He will, on some occasions, wonder how HE attained the position he finds himself in.

So, what's the answer? Be patient and constantly preach the gospel that in life the things that are under your control are few, that you should always strive to do your best, be supportive, own up to your mistakes and shortcomings, and realize that the whole is nearly always greater than the sum of its parts.
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