Question of the Day: Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics are over, and I've enjoyed watching them with my kids. So often, though, in listening to the news coverage, I've been reminded of some of the cardinal rules of parenting children with special needs: Set realistic goals. Don't set your child up for failure. Rejoice in small victories. How much more fun would watching the Olympics be if that was the attitude of those charged with commenting on it, instead of "Anything less than absolute perfection is an insult to our nation and you the home viewer!" These are the times when I'm secretly, guiltily glad that my children have special needs and are unlikely to ever find themselves in that kind of pressure cooker (or, thankfully, to come home and say, "Hey, Mom, I'd like to compete in a sport that involves hurtling down an icy tunnel, headfirst on a metal tray, at about 80 miles an hour!"). Would you want your child to compete in the Winter Olympics? Click on an answer below, and use your browser's back button if you need to choose more than one.
1) Yes, it would be an honor
2) Yes, it would be an amazing experience
3) Yes, it would be lucrative
4) I don't know -- there are good things and bad things
5) No, it's too much pressure
6) No, those sports are too dangerous
7) No, and I'm glad I'll never have to worry about that happening
8) We're concentrating on the Special Olympics
9) Sports are overrated
10) Other
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