#HarrisonFamilyValues

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(08-19-2015, 09:08 AM)xxlt Wrote: Perhaps in your mind and Harrison's mind, if all you care about it is you got a trophy then you slack off. Not in mine and many others.

Maybe putting it in another context would help. If you cooked a meal and it was edible but not your best ever would you throw it out or eat it? I would eat it, but I would try to do better next time. It would seem by your and Harrison's logic that you would either throw out the meal or eat it and quit trying to cook better.

Your trophy for cooking for yourself is the look and overall health of your body. I've had accomplishments that are definitely impressive and sport trophies that are for being the only team to go undefeated in the playoffs. The only trophy that I'm really proud of is my body after nearly 3 years of learning how to eat healthy and that doing it for every meal everyday.

My trophy for participating in this, but being no good would be 35% bodyfat, chronic fatigue and early onset diabetes.

Trying something new and being no good at is is expected. Accepting that fact is okay; celebrating it is not.

I believe what I've just said, but I do think treating participation trophies like the end of the world is stupid. I have plenty of them and I never mistook the gift for an accomplishment. That alone isn't going mess up a kid.