A Boring story

UP & DOWN

You guys have probably already experienced at least one "I'm proud of myself" (IRPM) moment, and I bet you remember your first IRPM moment. I'm not sure if you remember it, but I remember mine. Before I share it, I hope you've read the previous part where I talked about my first-ever competition and my first-ever failure. After that race, I felt very low and lacked the energy to participate in any other competitions. I would just go to school, listen to class if possible, and go straight home. But don't worry, I'm not sad while writing this, and I'll explain why.
I joined a race again in 3rd grade, I think. To everyone's surprise, including mine (because I wasn't surprised by my victory), I won again. Now, don't get your hopes up thinking I won first prize or something. I just moved up a little from the last time, and this time I received a real prize. I believe it was the third prize again, but a genuine one, not a consolation prize. I was happy because I received a lunch box as my prize. Now, before you say, "What on earth is this? Is this even a victory, and are you happy about it?"—come on, third place wasn't bad at all. I showed improvement, and I got a steel lunch box. Yes, steel! It was an amazing feeling, you know?But here's the thing. I was in 3rd grade, which is the age when most parents start comparing their kids with others. Some super dangerous mothers even do it right in front of the poor kid's mother, causing a lot of interesting stories, you know? And there I was, the so-called poor kid, and my mother was the sad victim. I'm not sure when this comparing treatment starts for you guys, but I can tell you that there was at least one person in our family who did this, and you may have experienced it too.If you have experienced it, I'll tell you to embrace it because it adds some spice to our story ;) So now, after reading this part of the story—the ups and downs (failing the race at first without a real prize is an up, and improving to get a real prize and a steel lunch box is the down)—you may be wondering why I've written "up" as "down" and "down" as "up." Well, according to Kapil's dictionary, downs are easier to drive, and ups are tough, according to a popular revolutionist and story writer named KASA.If you don't know who KASA is, no problem. Don't worry, I'll soon become famous and tell you who he is. But if you can solve this riddle, then you're a real mood killer because I imagined an amazing and grand opening for that guy. Well, I don't think you can solve the riddle, so I'll give you a hint in the next part.By Kapiljoshua...