All Tigered Out? Why We Discuss Him

You might be all Tiger’ed out by now – so many commentaries, multiple viewpoints, all the networks streaming an athlete’s live apology… all dedicated to figuring out what this remarkable, powerful, tragic saga means.

When we first thought about launching SixSeeds.tv, we hoped to develop a resource for families to sort through and find the good, true and beautiful in all the stories of life that come in through the transom (and stream over the web, and show up on cable television, and on the radio, and in People magazine . . . you get the picture).  In short, we wanted to help parents figure out what these stories mean – for themselves and for their children.
 
Why?  Because you can’t stop the stories – they just keep coming.
 
As with Tiger Woods – these stories really, really matter . . . an iconic figure achieving greatness (in the case of all the “grand slam” victories) and wrestling with demons (in the case of decisions made elsewhere in life).   These stories make us question.  How does one show compassion (for vulnerabilities) while also recognizing the devastating implications of harmful actions?  Beyond that – what does contrition look like?  To whom is it owed? Can we even hope for redemption?  What would redemption look like as played out on modern television and podcasts?
 
Parents can either glean and pass along the virtue found in these moments, or just hope the stories pass by, without notice or remark.   For our part here at SixSeeds.tv, we want to help parents do the best with these moments, and turn them into moments that are teachable for all.
 
We will soon be adding daily content to our site, which will allow us to address issues as they happen.  But the time that we’ve had to think about Tiger has allowed us to realize this actually is an important story for families.  

With that, we hope you aren’t too Tiger’ed out for a couple more takes -- first, on compassion and reconciliation, and second, on apologies.  

Enjoy!  And please feel free to share your own thoughts in the comments section.  We read every one.

by JOHN and JEAN, co-founders of SixSeeds