Another Aiden story.....
Aiden and Mom recently spent a sunny weekend afternoon on an empty parking lot in their subdivision. Mom was bound and determined to teach her second-grade boy to ride his bike independently. Aiden was not as enthused as Mom hoped he would be.
Mom: Don't you want to be able to ride your bike all by yourself?
Aiden: Riding a bike is overrated.
Mom: But, you have such a nice bike.
Aiden: Give my bike to someone that will appreciate it more.
Having practiced for a good chunk of time, Aiden was becoming quite good at riding his bike---in a straight line. Mom wanted him to practice turning corners. In an effort to reward him for all his hard work and encourage him to persevere, Mom told Aiden she would buy him the DSI he had been desperately yearning for WHEN he could ride his bike around the perimeter of the parking lot all by himself. Hearing the news, Aiden took off like a shot to complete a lap around the lot.
Once again, he looked good on the straightaways. When approaching all the corners, his bike would come to a stop and he would Fred Flinstone it around the corner. Pedaling resumed after each corner. Beaming, he pulled up next to Mom having completed his lap.
Aiden: Okay, let's go get in the van and drive to buy my DSI.
Mom: Oh, Aiden. I meant you have to do the entire lap without your feet touching the ground.
Aiden: (Sighing) Well, I see the conditions have changed.
Aiden and Mom recently spent a sunny weekend afternoon on an empty parking lot in their subdivision. Mom was bound and determined to teach her second-grade boy to ride his bike independently. Aiden was not as enthused as Mom hoped he would be.
Mom: Don't you want to be able to ride your bike all by yourself?
Aiden: Riding a bike is overrated.
Mom: But, you have such a nice bike.
Aiden: Give my bike to someone that will appreciate it more.
Having practiced for a good chunk of time, Aiden was becoming quite good at riding his bike---in a straight line. Mom wanted him to practice turning corners. In an effort to reward him for all his hard work and encourage him to persevere, Mom told Aiden she would buy him the DSI he had been desperately yearning for WHEN he could ride his bike around the perimeter of the parking lot all by himself. Hearing the news, Aiden took off like a shot to complete a lap around the lot.
Once again, he looked good on the straightaways. When approaching all the corners, his bike would come to a stop and he would Fred Flinstone it around the corner. Pedaling resumed after each corner. Beaming, he pulled up next to Mom having completed his lap.
Aiden: Okay, let's go get in the van and drive to buy my DSI.
Mom: Oh, Aiden. I meant you have to do the entire lap without your feet touching the ground.
Aiden: (Sighing) Well, I see the conditions have changed.
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