Mikyla has been eager to learn to ride a bicycle without training wheels since she saw that Haley can do it so easily. She's tried for days, and is almost doing it...she just stops peddling and so the bike topples over and that's that. Today she got tired, frustrated and started crying. "Mammy, that's it, I quit, I just quit, I can't do it, I'm done with this trying, I'm DONE!"
"You can do it Mikyla, it just takes time, you can't learn it in a day..."
"NO I CAN'T, I QUIT!"
On the ride home from Mom's in the van, she asked me if I was 'mad' at her for quitting.
No honey, I'm not mad at you.. a little disappointed maybe but not mad..
What does 'disappointed' mean?
It means I expected something that didn't happen..
But you're not mad?
Nope, just disappointed. I never figured you for a quitter.
Okay, I won't quit, I'll just stop for today and try again tomorrow. I'm not a quitter.
Good, I didn't think you were.. I'm not disappointed now.
We got home, I got them ready for bed, and almost in bed, when I noticed Maegan dragging out the quilts, unfolding them, and when I looked more closely, she'd taken the toys out of her little toy kitchen, they were everywhere.
I was trying to fold clothes and hang some up at the time, and I just looked around in dispair and said, "I give up! The more I straighten, the more she messes, I can't keep up with her, I give up!"
Mikyla smirked and shook her head and said, "I'm disappointed in you."
The smarty pants!
Posted by juel at August 15, 2007 09:53 PM