My brother won his meet today and set a course record. No surprise there. I bet there will be a point where he wins a meet and is still disappointed because its slower than his PR (personal record). This just goes to show to show that how we feel about things is all relative to our own experiences. Another kid on his team might be ecstatic to finish in the middle of the pack because he's so used to coming in toward the very end. The example my 9th grade english teacher gave us was brushing her daughters hair. She told us how her daughter screamed and acted as if she was be tortured whenever she had her hair brushed. Naturally, we want to roll our eyes at this because to us it doesn't seem like a big deal. To the child, though, it could possibly be the worst pain she has ever experienced, having only been alive four years or so.
We though we had lost our dog today. When my sister and I got home from cross country practice, she wasn't in the house. We searched everywhere we could think of and checked the yard in case some had let her out and forgotten to let her back in. We were really worried by then, and I was all set to get in the car and drive around town looking for her. A few minutes later, my mom spotted my brother walking the dog down the street (I had actually wondered if this was a possibility, but when I suggested it, they had insisted that there was no way that he could have beaten us home). Sometimes, I question whether or not I would be able to handle an emergency situation, especially when I'm babysitting. Sometimes, I don't really know if I am capable enough to be put in charge of others. But, when I remained calm in that stressful situation, it made me feel like maybe I actually can handle it.
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