If you are as big of a fan of Dance Moms as I am, then you probably recognized the title of this post as something that Abby Lee says to her dancers all the time. In a way, this is kind of true.
It should be that the closer you were to first place, the more praise you would receive. However, we view second place as something to look down upon. We view the second placers (is that a term?) as people who weren't good enough to be first. Even though this is technically true, the other places don't get as much flack for losing. Instead, we say that they tried their best and just couldn't cut it. Why is that?
A person who receives second place should be complimented because they were really close to winning. A nice pat on the back for them would be nice every once in a while. With the attitude that we have towards losers, it discourages people from even trying because they are so afraid of failing.
So, in conclusion, be nice to people who receive second place. They are often the middle child of the competitors, pushed to the side and forgotten.
You're probably asking why I all of a sudden decided to rant about second place. It's not like I play sports so what possible way could I benefit from this. Well, I could lie and say that it was entirely for the benefit of the people who are directly affected by this problem and I was influenced whilst watching the Olympics (which I haven't been doing). In actuality, I was one good roll away from winning Settlers of Catan and I am very upset that I lost.
So, this entire blog post was driven by the fact that I am a sore loser...
--B
P.S. If you don't like Dance Moms, you are wrong.
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