tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post8046724408372315156..comments2023-04-22T20:45:41.884-04:00Comments on full hands: A Tale of Two Riderssarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02800138092758321499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-81570002707349877622008-08-05T16:02:00.000-04:002008-08-05T16:02:00.000-04:00Congratulations S and C! That is a big accomplish...Congratulations S and C! That is a big accomplishment (I won't even tell you how old I was when I learned to ride a bike). And congratulations to you and P for being such patient, understanding, supportive, well-rounded parents (not geeks)!<BR/><BR/>Isn't that a great metaphor for parenting--you look ahead and you think you can't do it, you hedge, you lean on the training wheels, you cry a little, and at some point you just push off and coast (a little distance, until you fall off and try the whole thing again!)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748454816480995214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-87754898157504642642008-08-02T07:36:00.000-04:002008-08-02T07:36:00.000-04:00sara - this is awesome! YAY C! and what wonderful ...sara - this is awesome! YAY C! and what wonderful lessons for all of you - your boys will grow up to be brilliant, sensitive, well-read AND they can still be athletic if they choose to be. :) i think that you guys are amazing parents - that you have done an excellent job of finding that balance between support and pushing a little bit when needed. and the patience! kudos to you both for that - i hope that i can find half that patience when it will come time for W to do things like learn to swim, ride her bike, etc. what a great moment - and i'm so glad you documented it!deborah keischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428212888544567687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-50096800405905958692008-08-01T22:42:00.000-04:002008-08-01T22:42:00.000-04:00I'm crying. What an amazing moment. For both boys ...I'm crying. What an amazing moment. For both boys and for you. That's so great that C was able to trust you enough to keep trying and he succeeded!<BR/><BR/>(And if it's any consolation, I didn't officially learn how to swim until I was 11 !)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671845397909871341noreply@blogger.com