Soccer Tournament

Tyson had a soccer tournament this weekend (whewf, it was so last minute and on top of photographing a grad and working I almost didn't make it to the games...but somehow it worked out!). He had a lot of fun. He was thrilled to recieve a participation medal at the end of the tournament...something each player received. They don't keep score at this age.
Although, I've been reminded what it's like to be part of the world of competitive (even though this age isn't supposed to be) sports.
Fathers on the field with their children running along side them telling them how to play, parents yelling from the sidelines to go faster.
There was a team that had the same color shirt as Tyson's team but they were a year younger. Well, after we got our medal Tyson was watching a few of this other team's members line up against a brick wall to get their pic taken. I thought...ewwww cool idea! So we were just waiting around. Tyson was happily watching from a distance, when one mother turned around and said directly to Tyson, "You can't be in these pictures, you're not on their team!" Quite rudely to my little 4 year old too. Would it really have mattered even if he wanted to be in the pic? Did it require such rudeness?
Oh well....I've got a lot to get used to with 3 boys I'm sure.