Dylan is a wrestler once again! Kid Wrestling has taken over our home, our thoughts and my nightmares! As soon as Dylan found out that the high school wrestling season was coming to a close, he started asking about Kid Wrestling. This year he convinced Max to try it out - sorry Amy! - Time dulls the shock of watching your little boy get pulverized by another little boy so I felt like I was prepared this year. Until Saturday's tournament anyway!
The first tear shed brought memories of last year's experiences tumbling back! Dylan has grown and improved in his skills, I'll admit to that. And it is pretty fun to watch him do so well. But....he still has trouble dealing with that rush of adrenaline. At one point he even started hyperventilating! The first match was quick and dirty - Dylan pinned his opponent in about 15 seconds. The second was a little more challenging, though Dylan still won. The third match had both boys crying, Dylan the victor again. So that brought us to the championship match. A disheartenen Dylan hit the mat with a boy about 5 inches shorter than he. What that liitle guy lacked in height he made up for in stamina and aggression. This match brought Dylan to hyperventilation and the ref stopped the wrestling to help Dylan calm himself. Though the tears fell, Dylan kept going until the very end. He was only 2 points behind but was pinned in the last 2 seconds. Ugh! He was devastated and I was hurting for him! He did bring home a pretty cool second place medal but that didn't even seem to help.
Both Dylan and Max were different little boys at the end of the 4 hour tournament than they were at the beginning. Check out Amy's Blog for some great pictures of the whole event. I didn't have my camera - bad mom!
The boys' disappointment in the day lasted until that evening when they were both reenacting the whole experience. Now neither one can wait until next Saturday so they can do it all over again! Go figure!
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