Yesterday was sports day at my kids' school, and usually it consists of us standing in a field, being baked by the sun, waiting for our kids to come on and do their couple races each. All in all, I'm only ever interested in a couple minutes of the 2.5 hours we stand there.Usually my oldest doesn't try that hard as he struggles with resilience. So if he's not clearly winning, he won't push, he'll give up. And our younger son was always a little too young and therefore uncoordinated, and usually at the back.This year was different.Our youngest tried really hard and was rapid! He ended up winning 2 of his races and coming second in another. Great result. But the stand out was our oldest son.At the end of the day, they give out all the awards and our son won the prized sportsperson of the year award. Not the day…the year. The headteacher talked in great depth about how he is always helpful to the younger kids, how he's always a good sportsman, even if he loses, and how he's happy to share his knowledge to help others be better.This would make most parents proud, right? But for us, even more so. Our kids are adopted, and thanks to a significant amount of early neglect, our oldest has always found it impossible to share and help others. He always put himself first.That's not because he's selfish. He's actually a very kind, loving boy. It's because in those early years he had to survive and in order for him to survive it was literally him versus his siblings. What a horrendous situation to be in.Anyway, to hear that he's not only been a good sport throughout the year, but also that he's sharing and working with his teammates filled his mum and I with joy and made us so proud.My wife shed a little tear - she thinks I didn't notice, but I did. Me being the clown that I am, I shouted "WELL DONE SAUSAGE!" at the top of my voice so the whole school could hear. Everyone knows I call them the sausages so this made sure every single person on that playground saw him have his moment.What a legend. ❤️ Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. ❤️ You can reply to this post by email, or leave a comment.