Celebrating Mediocrity

[misscutnadstick]

Maybe im just taking life hard atm, maybe ive been doing this so long im annoyed by it, or maybe im an envious person? I dont know...
Im really fed up of celebrating mediocrity. What do i mean by that? Other people celebrating the "achievements". Stuff that other children his age could do 4 years previously. Stuff that wasnt overly celebrated 4yrs ago when other children did it!
For instance - i was browsing through Facebook and my sons TA had posted that my son had told a joke, and it was funny (she wasnt aware that i had spent 20mins explaining to him why it was funny and teaching him to remember it in order - whats the difference between a teacher and a train? one says spit out gum and the other says choo choo) Then directly underneath there was a post about her son (same age as my son) had got his blue belt in Judo (mine cant even cope with Judo and doesnt do PE)....

Maybe im just mardy, but i get fed up of well meaning people celebrating utter mediocrity. It actually makes me feel worse (rubs in how less able he is) not better. i am proud of him, but because of who he is, not what he can do!

Or maybe i oughta stop reading facebook!

I know this is not the point of your post, but What The Hell was the TA doing posting about your child on FB!!?!?!?

What an unprofessional thing to do.

That's why i quit FB because it made me sad for everything DS hasn't yet achieved. But when i sit and think of all the things he has achieved, no matter how little, i realise how far he has come. Everyone progresses in their own way. Our childrens little achievements are so much bigger because of how hard they work for them. There's nothing wrong with celebrating the little things at all.

I also agree with kojack that it is completely inappropriate and unprofessional for the TA to 1. be your fb friend and 2. post about your child.

What Kojack said ^^

I live in a very small village. we have been aquaintence-friends since both our children were only months old (8yrs ago) and met at the local surestart toddler group. as her child grew, she started volunteering at school, then worked her way up the ranks. hence being my sons TA, and us being 'friends'.
I think i am probably being oversensitive, and should just be pleased for other childrens acheivements - just get fed up of being reminded that mine doesnt...we get interventions and reviews and special arrangements and being 'managed'.

Just remembered something much more important to me...
My child(ren) are much nicer people. they are well liked because they are polite, kind, honest and sincere. Thats the kind of talent that isnt celebrated enough!!!

I agree, being a nice person is so much more important than judo, or even academic skills.
Adults who are clever but are twats will not get on in life. Kind, caring people will. They will always have friends, and that is what makes humans happy.