badminton fun=typical family fun

Bob and I were playing badminton when SJ came outside.  At first, he was watching us play and making hand motions to show who won the point.  This was bothering Bob, but I told him that SJ was fine.  Half way through our game, SJ decided to join my team.  I had him play the front while I stayed in the back.  Bob is a strong player, so he was fine on his own.  When SJ is paying attention, he actually is pretty good.  The problem is he tends to spin himself in the middle of a volley.  Most of our points were lost because of this behavior.  This was irritating Bob, but I told him it was to his advantage.  He said, "Why can't he be normal?"  I told him that none of us were "normal" and that there is no "normal".  SJ is just who he is just like I am who I am.  I told Bob that I didn't care if my team lost.  All I really cared about was that my two boys were participating in an outdoor activity together.  When the game was over and SJ and I lost, I told SJ that we tried our best and that is all that matters.  (I did tell him we may have gotten more points if he would pay attention to the game more!)  I thought SJ was going to throw his racket like he did earlier when he lost to Bob.  He surprised me, however, and said, "Can we play another game?"  I said we could and we lost to Bob again.  In the end, I feel that we won.  We played a game as a "typical" family.  We had fun and that is all that matters!