http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/12/life-lessons-at-the-turkey-trot/ inspired to be ourselves Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:15:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/12/life-lessons-at-the-turkey-trot/#comment-672 Tami Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:36:54 +0000 http://flawedbutauthentic.com/2008/03/12/life-lessons-at-the-turkey-trot/#comment-672 I love for my kids to compete too. I love when they win but they also need to lose. I agree 100%. Although it is hard on a Mama when they lose. But I do try to be gracious and loving and not show my disappointment. I want them to be gracious losers. At the pinewood derby race, so many kids left crying. I just thought to myself "Do we as parents teach our kids to always win?" I think we do. I don't want to make that mistake. I love for my kids to compete too. I love when they win but they also need to lose. I agree 100%. Although it is hard on a Mama when they lose. But I do try to be gracious and loving and not show my disappointment. I want them to be gracious losers. At the pinewood derby race, so many kids left crying. I just thought to myself “Do we as parents teach our kids to always win?” I think we do. I don’t want to make that mistake.

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