flydhest
04-03-2018, 10:44 PM
I am like most parents, I love my kids and love them for who they are even though they are different. My 7-year-old daughter is a natural athlete. When I see her run, it reminds me why I was a competitive runner for much of my life. She started riding a bike (never training wheels) at 3. We are peas in a pod.
I love my son. He shares her gene pool. He had the same balance bike as his sister. He was tepid. Whenever he wanted to ride, I would go with him. When he didn’t, we read books or did other things. I wanted him to love cycling—but on his own terms. How much would I regret it if he hated cycling because he was forced to do it? If he didn’t love cycling , well, his mother didn’t like cycling until years after we were together.
At some point he declared (as is his wont) that he was not going to ride a bike with pedals until he was seven. If you knew the kid, you would do what I did. Accept what he said at face value. He is a rare and fantastic spirit.
Yesterday, he declared he was going to ride a bike with pedals. He did. Today, the four of us rode together. Mom, dad, sister, brother. It was great. He was radiant. She was proud of her little brother.
Happy moments to all of you.
I love my son. He shares her gene pool. He had the same balance bike as his sister. He was tepid. Whenever he wanted to ride, I would go with him. When he didn’t, we read books or did other things. I wanted him to love cycling—but on his own terms. How much would I regret it if he hated cycling because he was forced to do it? If he didn’t love cycling , well, his mother didn’t like cycling until years after we were together.
At some point he declared (as is his wont) that he was not going to ride a bike with pedals until he was seven. If you knew the kid, you would do what I did. Accept what he said at face value. He is a rare and fantastic spirit.
Yesterday, he declared he was going to ride a bike with pedals. He did. Today, the four of us rode together. Mom, dad, sister, brother. It was great. He was radiant. She was proud of her little brother.
Happy moments to all of you.