Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted November 7, 2019 Popular Post Share #1 Posted November 7, 2019 At the grocery store, I saw her. She has these big giant eyeballs. She came over and hugged me, and asked when we can ride again. I think I made an impression on her. Saw her Mom today and made some plans to take her for a bike ride. Her Mother said that she still won't ride downhill. I said, "Hmm, she has grit when we ride. She bombed down this grass hill, when we rode." Her Mom shook her head and said, "She only acts that way with you." I am wondering where this disconnect is. Am I the cool rider that she wished to impress, and with Mom she plays up the whine? I don't allow the wine. Also, I ride with her more. I think her Mom sits and watches. Totally different experience for a kid. Eleanor is going to want me to ride down the stairs again. LOL Big emphasis on the "Weeeeee! Yay, isn't this fun?" Her Mom told me that Elenor went and told her that she saw me. She said to her Mom, "Can I go ride with her again? Like, TODAY?!" 4 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted November 7, 2019 Share #2 Posted November 7, 2019 Often times kids reactions are a reflections of the parent. Maybe mom is putting her own fears on the kid? Be careful going down the hill, not too fast, look out!!! Instead of weeee! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 7, 2019 Share #3 Posted November 7, 2019 Awesome. You may be tutoring a future world champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted November 7, 2019 25 minutes ago, jsharr said: Awesome. You may be tutoring a future world champion. That would be neato. I try to emphasize that she can be anything she wants to be. Do anything. Fear is something that can be transformed and enjoyed. Fear is fun. ? That was scary, right? So cool. YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted November 7, 2019 30 minutes ago, jsharr said: Awesome. You may be tutoring a future world champion. Oh, and I learned that you can't take a kid to the yogurt place and let them choose a cup. They will choose a giant one and FILL IT UP. OK, time for the brakes. She had it in her hand before I could say anything. HAHA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 7, 2019 Share #6 Posted November 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Dirtyhip said: Oh, and I learned that you can't take a kid to the yogurt place and let them choose a cup. They will choose a giant one and FILL IT UP. OK, time for the brakes. She had it in her hand before I could say anything. HAHA yep. Adults hand out the cups. Those self serve palces where you can pile on toppings can cost you a fortune. $10 bucks for a tub of yogurt that the kid will eat 10 bites of and then be full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted November 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, jsharr said: yep. Adults hand out the cups. Those self serve palces where you can pile on toppings can cost you a fortune. $10 bucks for a tub of yogurt that the kid will eat 10 bites of and then be full. I don't care about the cash. I just didn't want her going overboard with sugar. She had it so fast. Shit. She already touched it. Oh well... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted November 7, 2019 Share #8 Posted November 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: I don't care about the cash. I just didn't want her going overboard with sugar. She had it so fast. Shit. She already touched it. Oh well... A parenting moment from a newb! Awesome! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted November 7, 2019 Share #9 Posted November 7, 2019 For the parents in the crowd, ever see someone like DH with a kid and clearly not wise to kids shenanigans? I have two kidless sisters and used to get a good laugh watching them try to do things with my kids & nephews & nieces. The look of WTF just happened here is priceless. I wish I was a fly on the wall at the yogurt place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted November 7, 2019 Share #10 Posted November 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, ChrisL said: For the parents in the crowd, ever see someone like DH with a kid and clearly not wise to kids shenanigans? I have two kidless sisters and used to get a good laugh watching them try to do things with my kids & nephews & nieces. The look of WTF just happened here is priceless. I wish I was a fly on the wall at the yogurt place. I guess we were lucky. We had a pretty tight budget when the first 2 kids were young. Going for a treat was something special that could go away. They knew it and didn't abuse it. Child #3 was 7 years younger than the middle. We were lucky to find a retired couple who would only watch 1 or 2 pre-schoolers at a time. They were both diabetic and trying to have healthy diets and that influenced our daughter. She loves fresh fruits and veggies. She was about 5 when we went to see my brother in Chicago. We went to the Miracle Mile on Black Friday so the kids could see the big toy store holiday events. This was when there were several kid-oriented stores there. When it came time for lunch, we went into a food court area. My brother's boys were very picky eaters. They didn't want the hot dogs because they weren't like the ones at home. The cheese was the "wrong color" in the mac and cheese, etc. Meanwhile, #3 saw the Wendy's salad bar (back when they were doing that). She got a plate full of veggies and meats, etc. My SIL looked at her and was envious that her boys were so picky. Replied as tactfully as we could that picky eating is a result of the parents letting them be picky. A few years later, they asked our oldest daughter to watch the boys while they went away for a week for an anniversary. My daughter doesn't lose arguments much. Especially not to grade school boys! Apparently there were some meetings of minds and wills. She won. 2 or 3 years ago, we were at a family gathering and the oldest boy, recently out of college started saying something in appropriate. Daughter firmly said his name. He stopped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted November 8, 2019 Share #11 Posted November 8, 2019 You probably inspire her and make her feel confident, while Mom may be worried and make her more anxious. Either way, this is very cool and I'm glad you'can help inspire and motivate her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted November 8, 2019 2 hours ago, ChrisL said: For the parents in the crowd, ever see someone like DH with a kid and clearly not wise to kids shenanigans? I have two kidless sisters and used to get a good laugh watching them try to do things with my kids & nephews & nieces. The look of WTF just happened here is priceless. I wish I was a fly on the wall at the yogurt place. I am getting wise to her manipulation too. She uses tears to get what she wants. WTF?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted November 8, 2019 29 minutes ago, Kirby said: You probably inspire her and make her feel confident, while Mom may be worried and make her more anxious. Either way, this is very cool and I'm glad you'can help inspire and motivate her. The teenage boys were inspired when I roared down and cleared 5 steps on my pump bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted November 8, 2019 Share #14 Posted November 8, 2019 DH, enjoy time with her. I didn't know my oldest niece (who is now 34) had a creative writing longing in her since she was child....until after her mother/my sister died. However I'm probably the aunt that she can even talk about her novel writing abit. It is very easy for her ...to know that I love writing/storytelling (though my stories are real).....'cause I have a public blog. This is what I mean in family: if a person is naturally good at something, don't hide it. One's enthusiasm/natural gift may help others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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