He and some friends had planned to be on a team together, and in all honesty they would have CRUSHED the competition. Sadly it didn't work out that way (the lead of our school's program wanted to have more equitable teams so she separated the boys). Matthew was devastated, as was I (I was looking forward to mentoring such a great group of boys).
BUT... after some tears and lamenting, he picked himself up and decided he was going to do his best, be a leader on his team, and have fun. And he did all of those things... we couldn't be more proud of Matthew for how he dealt with this disappointment.
I was his team's mentor and like with other teams I had the kids over before holiday break for some team building and some gingerbread house making. It's always a fun way for the kids to connect.
The house turned out fantastic!
Matthew was still upset the rest of the day, but he still got the Red Plate at dinner.
It was hard for him, but also a good lesson about disappointment and moving on from disappointment. He is already planning for next year and he and his buddy Xavier already know they will be on the same team! :)
Another OBOB season in the books. Next year will be our last. Bittersweet, but I have lots of fun memories to take with me after Matthew's final OBOB competition next year! :)
