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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think you actually want to get too detached.  Detachment from a kid's feelings seems too close to detachment from the kid himself.  However, I think you can help yourself by keeping it in perspective - your kid may not realize how small a single soccer game will be in the course of his life, but you already know that this hurt is going to fade, that it's really not that big a deal in the scheme of things, and he needs to experience small disappointments to learn resiliency.  So I'd say, continue to sympathize but as the adult, try to keep each thing in perspective and remember that life is long.[/quote]This sounds like good advice.  Both of you are entitled to your feelings about this so it's okay to feel sad for your kid.  But your kid shouldn't feel as if he has to make mom feel better.  Like the pps have been saying, this is something he will learn from and you have to step back and let him learn it.  Just don't give him the extra burden of having to get over it to make you feel better -- don't think you're headed that way but I thought I'd give that advice just in case you were.[/quote]

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