Sometimes You Get Showed Up By Your Son

fantasy footballThis year was my first foray into Fantasy Football.  A family member began the league and got many of us to play.  I watch some football, but am not a fanatic.  I had an elders meeting the night of the draft, so the computer picked my team.  I actually got a pretty good team.  I scored lots of points the first week but got beat.  This was my first of five straight losses. I made lame excuses about not being able to understand the system.  Ashley, my sister-in-law, kept on me to  manage my team.

It was at this time, Austin, my 9 year old, was brought in as the replacement coach.  Ashley instructed him on how to operate the app on the iPad and phone.  He took to Fantasy Football immediately.  We had to limit his time on it the first week as he was trying to look at it every spare minute.  He managed my team and lead the team the first week to a win.  Over the last 8 weeks he has lead the team on an incredible turn around.  He has gone 7-1.  When he took over the team it was 0-5 and in dead last place.  Now the team has risen to 2nd place and has a 7-6 record.  He is thrilled and keeps us all up-to-date during the games on the progress of his team!

He will definitely make the playoffs and who knows how it will go from there.

I have taken a little ribbing about how pathetic I was at Fantasy Football and how I couldn’t figure it out, but my 9 year old has gone 7-1.  You know it doesn’t bother me, in fact, I am glad I lost those five games, because it has allowed Austin to turn things around.  I think this will be a regular theme over the rest of my life.  Being proud, surprised, and amazed at what they can do that surpasses me!

This Tuesday, Austin was leading singing at the Nursing Home devotional and a lady said, “that boy is a real wing-dinger of a singer.”  I replied jokingly, “I taught him a few things.”  To which a lady from church replied jokingly, “Yes, but it wasn’t song leading!”  So I am getting used to being showed up by Austin.

I don’t like losing.  I don’t like getting showed up.  But I have a feeling I better get used to it when it comes to my kids!  I already can’t beat him on the Wii, I only have a couple more years of winning in golf, but at least I still have basketball (I am still 6’5″).

One of the great joys of parenting is seeing your children excel in ways and abilities that surpass your own.  It makes you proud and grateful.  So as a parent sometimes you have to know when to turn over the management of your fantasy football team to your son, because he might just be much better at it than you!  Enjoy it and embrace it.    

I hope Austin wins the Super Bowl, after all I am still the team General Manager, I just got fired as the coach!! 

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1 comment

    • Joseph Williams on December 6, 2013 at 8:58 am

    Josh, So glad you are secure enough within yourself to allow your children to excel! You are allowing them to gain self-confidence skills that will help them the rest of their lives.

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