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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 8932495" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>Then as the adult who is doing all this wonderful work for the neighborhood children and families to keep them happy and you wanting to support them in their endeavors... then at some point you might just have to... get over it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>It sounds like you aren't running this game for yourself so much as you're doing this for them. So at some point you might just need to put your hurt feelings aside for the greater good... and redirect your enthusiasm away from the game and instead into the people around the table.</p><p></p><p>I don't particularly enjoy playing chess, but my son is really into it so I play chess with him. And it makes him really happy that I do. So I just have to force myself to remember that just because I'd rather be playing something like <em>Ticket To Ride</em>... this isn't about me, it's about him. And thinking about it that way might make it more enjoyable (or at least more tolerable) for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 8932495, member: 7006"] Then as the adult who is doing all this wonderful work for the neighborhood children and families to keep them happy and you wanting to support them in their endeavors... then at some point you might just have to... get over it. :) It sounds like you aren't running this game for yourself so much as you're doing this for them. So at some point you might just need to put your hurt feelings aside for the greater good... and redirect your enthusiasm away from the game and instead into the people around the table. I don't particularly enjoy playing chess, but my son is really into it so I play chess with him. And it makes him really happy that I do. So I just have to force myself to remember that just because I'd rather be playing something like [I]Ticket To Ride[/I]... this isn't about me, it's about him. And thinking about it that way might make it more enjoyable (or at least more tolerable) for you. [/QUOTE]
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