And we wonder why most of these mass shooters are in their 20s. They never learned how to deal with losing, rejection or learned that in order to succeed it requires something more than just showing up. Then they get a taste of the real world and they do not know how to handle it. The world is cruel to those that are not prepared.
More truth to this than you will ever know. You know, when a baseball Coach back in the day told you at 11 years old: Son, you are not good enough to play on this team and will never play. However, you are welcome to stay on the team and sit on the bench. But, we are all given various talents, you need to find your talents, spend the time that you are not participating in baseball to discover what you excel at, you can find something you excel at.
Yep, you go home, possibly cry that night, you get over it in a couple of days and move on. Young kids are resilient. Coach like that does a kid a huge favor. Instead, trophies for everyone, you can be anything you want to be, equal outcomes for all, one big huge LIE.
So, you have kids today living in Ma’s basement at 30 still trying to figure out how to deal with rejection.
Every failure presents an opportunity.
I decided early on as a parent that my kids would learn being accountable for their actions, and that as long as they were not druggies, they were positive and friendly adults, were productive, and happy, I would be happy for them. Let them find their own way and encourage, and most of all be honest with them and hold them accountable. We all fail, ones success in life is not determined by how you handle the good times, but the setbacks, failures, and disappointment. You have to learn how to deal with failure.
