Disappointment...

One of the HARDEST things I have had to go through as a parent, is to see your child hurting.  It literally feels like someone is ripping your heart out, and yet there is nothing you can do to fix it.  Disappointment is something everyone has to go through and I truly believe the statement above, it's just so hard to get your child to look past the dark clouds.

Rachel has been in volleyball for 4 years now and is quite the player!  Two years ago she tried out for JO (Junior Olympic) volleyball and out of 5 of her closest friends, she was the only one to not make the team.  It was horrible, to see her pain and not be able to do anything about it was torture.  The next year she made the "A" team in JO and got to play with her friends, we were all ecstatic!  In school volleyball, she has always played on the A teams, until this year.  For whatever reason, she was put on the B team, and all of her friends once again, are on the A team.

This has been such a hard week for us.  Rachel just wants to play volleyball and learn.  She is not enjoying being on the B team and is really struggling.  I am not going to sit here and say that my kid is an amazing player and is better than the B team, however, she deserves to be put on the A team, and that's what hurts.  The coach has been favoring the A team and not working much with the B team, it's so frustrating...

I have talked with her a lot about how she needs to be a team player and be a positive influence on her team, treat her team NO different than if she was on the A team.  To see her come home everyday in tears puts me over the edge...

How have you dealt with disappointment?  Any wise words of advice?