JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for February 22, 2022

Oh that’s too bad…..wait, what?

I didn’t watch. Just didn’t draw my interest this time.

Dana competed in the Winter Olympics?

We are never going to hate Eunice as much as you did, Dana. Give it up.

It has been said that Olympic athletes who earn the silver are less satisfied than those who win the bronze. The reasoning goes that silver medalists have the feeling they were “so close” to winning gold, whereas bronze winners feel they were “so close” to not winning anything at all.

That tubing must be Uber Crystal!

Wonder if Mom was trying to live out; her own dreams through Dana? We’ve all seen the crazy behavior of some helicopter parents, when it comes to kids & athletics.

As the often-second-place speller in any school I went to, I feel your self-inflicted pain. My friends — especially the ones who couldn’t pass a spelling test without studying — never understood. Neither did my parents; they were proud of second place! For me, though, it felt like I was almost-best but never the best. As a grown-up now, of course, I do understand much better.

Poor little failure. My heart weeps.

Burl Ives will now sing “Silver And Gold”.

For us we did not watch. Got a lot of reading done.

It amazes me how some parents treat their children like failures when they bring home a silver or bronze. Never mind that they made the top three! Most athletes never make it to the podium!

How sad. Not a very loving mother.

What an awful mother to do that to her child