I made my first fifty in cricket, but we lost. Was posting my milestone in the team chat badly timed?
SportsI sent a photo of my raised bat with "First fifty, finally!" Ten minutes later, our captain replied, "Read the room. We lost."
I'd waited until we were home, but I hadn't said anything about the result. Two teammates had just posted about the chances we'd missed. I can see how my message looked as though I was interested only in my own afternoon.
It was also a milestone I'd spent several seasons trying to reach, and the innings helped us stay in the game. I'm not asking for an award or claiming I'd won it for us. I wanted to share something I was proud of with the people who were there.
Should I acknowledge the timing and leave the photo, move personal milestones out of the team chat, or ask what kind of celebration belongs there after a defeat? I don't want every loss to erase what someone did well, including teammates other than me.