
Originally Posted by
3rdeye
Tapping out, is in all reality saying that you surrender because you know the other person could either kill you or do serious bodily harm to you. For a boy who is just hitting puberty, and has an impressionable mind this feeling at the hands of a girl could cause serious psychological damage. You are who you are because of two things. One is nature, your specific roll of the dice DNA. The other is the physical reality that you exist in, which causes a direct effect of the structure and function of your brain. I was being a bit sarcastic when I said a boy that lost to a girl at such a young age would turn gay. However, that being said I do believe it is enviable that it will have an effect on him.
Also, yes, yes, yes, I know there are many females that could tap me. However, I am a 28 year old man. I have already formed the basic essence of who I am as a person. I also do you say to guys wearing Jets hats, WTF man you don't play football? Can I not be a fan of the sport without training?
First off... Congrats Shelby. Good stuff!
I think that everyone needs to be humbled every now and then. I believe that the earlier in life, the better. Once we can learn to shed our egos, and as men ours can be a lot bigger at times, then we can progress a lot faster in life... not only in our athletic pursuits, but also in the development of our social contributions. Yeah he lost to a girl, but the quicker he can learn to drop his mind dominated ego, the better off he'll be in life. This is a win for everyone. Way to go Shelby, keep kicking ass and taking names.
-Crayon