1) Why exactly is LW writing this in, and not Nigel? Why does Mason ask LW for help, but not his dad? I think there's a lot more going on here than it looks on the surface, and Nigel is *not* a "decent and mild-mannered person."
2) As someone who felt terrible about losing board games for years, I can say that the thing that helped me most was accepting that I just didn't find the experience fun and that's okay. Then I stopped playing.
LW says "the ability to lose an inconsequential game without fully losing it seems important," but is it really? If the kid isn't having meltdowns over other kinds of disappointments, is it really important to be able to partake gracefully in a fully voluntary activity that hurts her? Maybe she keeps trying because LW is disappointed in her, not because she wants to play.
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2) As someone who felt terrible about losing board games for years, I can say that the thing that helped me most was accepting that I just didn't find the experience fun and that's okay. Then I stopped playing.
LW says "the ability to lose an inconsequential game without fully losing it seems important," but is it really? If the kid isn't having meltdowns over other kinds of disappointments, is it really important to be able to partake gracefully in a fully voluntary activity that hurts her? Maybe she keeps trying because LW is disappointed in her, not because she wants to play.