Today was just a normal, regular day. Full of the usual fun and frustration. Until about 1pm, which is when Chris asked Ainsley if she wanted to try to ride her bike without training wheels. And her response "I've never done it before, but I'll try." And it was so interesting- to see her learning to ride a bike was a microcosm of everything in life.
the false bravado (or at least unknowing excitement) at first to mask fear....
The try and try and try agains... 
And then, as will be true for Ains for most of her life, having a little sister, watching her do her 
best and wanting to try. And the proudest moment of the day for me, came when Ains cheered her sister on as well. Because, as she said "It will be so much better when Emma can do it too!" What a fantastic, wonderful, normal day!
the false bravado (or at least unknowing excitement) at first to mask fear....
The try and try and try agains...
The inevetible falls and set back... which is so hard for Ainsley (and me) to accept as part of the journey, and not failure but a guidepost to success...
wanting to give up, but being reminded"you're stronger than you think, smarter than you know" and we will always be here to hold you ...
but most important (and hardest for us as parents) that moment where Chris had to let go, never far behind, but let go and let her ride...
but most important (and hardest for us as parents) that moment where Chris had to let go, never far behind, but let go and let her ride...and boy was it a ride!
And then, as will be true for Ains for most of her life, having a little sister, watching her do her 
best and wanting to try. And the proudest moment of the day for me, came when Ains cheered her sister on as well. Because, as she said "It will be so much better when Emma can do it too!" What a fantastic, wonderful, normal day!
1 comment:
This is awesome man. Good job. My 6 year old just learned how to ride. He's great after just 3 days, but not without a little pain.
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