Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/did-a-sports-loss-ever-make-you-cry.1317100/#post-146062720

Yeah, but not because of my investment in the sport specifically.

I was bullied a lot in middle school. I really enjoyed baseball up until that point, but my biggest bullies were huge fans of a specific team that has always been really good. I was also an extremely late bloomer, and I was legitimately too small to start doing sports in middle school... so I just kinda cried every time that specific baseball team won games against my favorite team or any time I saw them win -- it felt like my bullies were being validated and sports hated me.

I didn't enjoy sports again until the pandemic. I got back into baseball (thanks, Shohei Ohtani!). I still fucking hate that same team though... still associate that team with feeling small, helpless, and hurt.