I Can Lead A Horse To Water…
As a Mom, it is very frustrating when you see such potential in a child and they do nothing with it. For example, I see a talent for swimming. It’s not only I who sees it, a swim team coach noticed it enough that they send an invite to one of my children.
I don’t mind the driving and the waiting. I have my books to read. But when a child would thoughtlessly let me drive half an hour round trip only to announced that they’d rather not go to swim team…right when we’re outside the door to the pool.
I am not really mad, but quite disappointed since there isn’t any other reason than wanting to say no. It’s a power play, I supposed. I just don’t get it, and I am still stump how to deal with it. When I’m not dealing, I stay quiet because I think it’s better than going off in the mouth and saying something I might regret.
Or maybe the child just does not want to.
My eldest boy was a great badminton player. He became a great player through hard work and training.
My youngest was a talented badminton player. He just hit the shuttle right without anyone having to tell him what right was. We begged him to train, he didn’t want to.
He went to badminton training twice and decided he didn’t like it, that it was boring, and stopped all together. This talented young player never hit another shuttle since that last training.
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