CouchCoach
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That's not about this team or any team being family, it is about you and me. Our team that we choose to root for is like family to us.
And sometimes we can get crossways with family or feel they're letting us down but they are still family.
I see too many posts calling out other posters about their fanhood completely based on our own interpretation of how a fan should be, how they should feel and how they should support their team. That works for ourselves but we need to remove the filter of ourselves to understand how others might feel.
Our own definition of a fan works for us but that doesn't necessarily apply to others. As odd as it may seem to some that others want the team to lose in the hopes of getting better, that does not make them less of a fan.
Think of that as a family member that is in trouble and in need of help but they have to hit rock bottom and realize they need help before they can accept it.
If you still have hope for this season, good for you. If you do not and have already begun to think about the future, good for you.
We can debate with others, even argue with them but the one thing we should not do is question their loyalty to the family.
There is no connection or degree of fanhood just because a poster is optimistic and positive. That is merely a choice. If someone has lost hope, they shouldn't get hammered for it. And their level of fanhood should not be questioned.
And sometimes we can get crossways with family or feel they're letting us down but they are still family.
I see too many posts calling out other posters about their fanhood completely based on our own interpretation of how a fan should be, how they should feel and how they should support their team. That works for ourselves but we need to remove the filter of ourselves to understand how others might feel.
Our own definition of a fan works for us but that doesn't necessarily apply to others. As odd as it may seem to some that others want the team to lose in the hopes of getting better, that does not make them less of a fan.
Think of that as a family member that is in trouble and in need of help but they have to hit rock bottom and realize they need help before they can accept it.
If you still have hope for this season, good for you. If you do not and have already begun to think about the future, good for you.
We can debate with others, even argue with them but the one thing we should not do is question their loyalty to the family.
There is no connection or degree of fanhood just because a poster is optimistic and positive. That is merely a choice. If someone has lost hope, they shouldn't get hammered for it. And their level of fanhood should not be questioned.
'MERICA'S TEAM
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