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Originally Posted by pSYeNCe
Well then, I have a question for you all.
My disappointment this year is that my mother banned me from FIRST. Her reason is one I can't talk about here, but I assure you it's not sound. My FIRST team meant everything to me and I dedicated tons of time to it, and made some of the best memories of my life at meetings and (especially) competitions. I had intended on making two more years of memories, too (Junior here).
How am I to do better/deal/change her mind? I've tried convincing her and she won't budge, and we just don't have anything else like FIRST around here. Everyone here knows how exhilarating it is being on a team. I'm sure you can understand my frustration.
(I realize the topic here has been on competition disappointment, but *technically* the subject of the first post just said "Dealing with disappointments"  ) |
If you really want it, you will make a way for it. There are people in this world that would try to stop you from reaching your goal, power your way through your oppositions. The only way to the top is uphill remember that. I will tell you this: FIRST is not the only option. One option is join a sport, build your own robot in your free time, do something else productive. You have to remember this, there are always more than one option. If it is a team that you want, go join track and field, if you are a bigger guy like me try out for football, hell, even go lift weights your self. You do not realize how much discipline you can gain from a strict weight lifting routine with a strict diet. Do something robotics related like programming or something in your free time.
Just find alternates.