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World Cup Match - Germany vs England and Child Psychology

It has been long since we sat in front of TV and watched a sport with passion. IPL has changed the way we think about cricket. It has become a mere entertainment and no passion. And the sheer number of matches they play - the seriousness is not there any more when we watch cricket matches. Just because of the love of the game, I do watch cricket still, but passively, not passionately. We were in Germany during the 2006 Football world cup and enjoyed the atmosphere, the passion they have for the game. I know many of my German friends actually do not support Germany because they do not like the style of their game! We inherited the spirit from there certainly and passionately followed all the matches. When this world cup started, one thing was sure. We are not missing any German matches. Not against England for sure.
One thing I like about our son Srish is that he does not watch TV. He is only two and half years old - always stays in the balcony and plays with his toys. As usual, when we put on the TV at 7.30 PM for the knock-out stage match between Germany and England, he went away and started playing. We passively settled before the TV in anticipation of a German victory.
As the game progressed, Klose gave us the first reason to shout. We did not realize that we produced decibels good eanough to have our son run back to the hall and watch us in amusement. Soon Podolski hit the second goal and we were unstoppable. Srish joined in the celebrations by shouting loudly and clapping. Only when the referee became blind to a clear goal by Lampard and we started discussing whether we should be celebrating it or not, did we notice that Srish has already brought out his big ball that he normally hardly plays with, and started hitting around with his legs. He wanted to be in the game. He connected our cheers to football game. In no time, from another corner, a small cricket bat that I thought I bought for Srish a little too soon, came out. So did a small tennis ball. Cricket started and my wife and I had to keep the goal post to save the TV. We started to wonder how excited he was seeing us behave like children. When Mueller hit the third goal, he shouted as much as we did and hugged us. He was following us very keenly and could replicate every feeling we showed. I do not understand child psychology, but one thing is sure. The kids are always watching their parents; trying to be like them. If you want your kid to grow up to make you proud, behave the way he should in future.
All is well that ends well. As Germany trashed England 4-1, we retired with a lot of satisfaction: because we were not disappointed by the result of the match, and we, as a family had a wonderful time for two hours.

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  1. Nice, I guess you enjoyed watching the match as much as your kid did watching you.

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  2. I guess so. It is very much possible that he enjoyed more!

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