I'm watching the belly/front tire of a Honda going up
and down the driveway:(
Backpack on his back, no helmet..
To all you Moms out there with little kids - BE THANKFUL!
Yes, I acknowledge there are heart-stopping, tense moments when
you have toddlers lost in the mall, or when you see them
venture out on the road unattended,
but that is only the BEGINNING!! It gets worse!!
(Well, with boys it does..! I don't see the girls doing this..)
As their age increases, so does their daring and pushing of boundaries;
testing the limit of your bike and
testing the limit of your bike and
yourself is apparently the 'norm'!
Skill increases as well thankfully, but somewhere at about age
12, I started freaking out because it went from
"Wow, he is really getting good on that thing"
to "BE SAFE! ACT NORMAL! I'm not looking...
my schedule is too busy - I can't take you to emerg today..."
As I pace from the front window muttering,
"I'm not watching him.. I can't handle this"
to the back of the house and then to
the front again to make sure he is okay,
I keep thinking I must be nuts:)
I watched long enough until he left for school with his buddy..
Hopefully peace of mind until tonight, when he hopes to
be on the track:(
Ok but yeah, i understand because really THAT IS NUTS!!!
ReplyDeleteRemember though, many years back? I recall you doing the same on the neighbors little dirtbike. That bike was probably only 1/4 the size and power, but ya ... same idea :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat? Whose bike? Totally can't recall... That minister living beside you? Sonny? Bill the neighbour? Savaya? Who??:)
ReplyDeleteHilarious..maybe it is in the genes:) Tell me at least I did it somewhere else so my Mom didn't freak??:)
The kid that lived north of you ... Curtis ?? Remember, his mother gave him strict instructions not to let anyone ride his bike. I gave gas, couldn't find the brake and went through the hedge east of your house(oops). You gave gas and did a nice wheelie :)
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