The great stories of kids who have gone on to embrace the love of bikes (and other passions) from their parents are wonderful. However, IMO, one of the hardest things one has to do as a parent (two daughters in their 20s and a teenage son) is deal with the reality when one (or all) of your kids develops other passions that don't have anything to do with yours and reject (to different degrees) sharing yours. Children develop their own personalities and passions and one of the best aspect of being a parent is encouraging them to do so. Yet, it also hurts when they reject sharing yours. This is an important lesson I have learned over the years, and covers many more aspects than just sharing a hobby or a passion. And one has to be supportive and understanding and learn to deal with this discovery process. And keep hoping that when they get older, they'll re-discover the passion so you can share it with them! The good aspect of this situation is that sometimes they infect you with their passions, and you are the one who ends up sharing it with them.
René On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Dan <pjssu...@gmail.com> wrote: > When my first daughter was born (19 years ago, time flies) I ran out and > got a Burley trailer. I was really excited to get her into the fun of > biking with me, but the first few times we rode around the local lake she > fussed and complained. The highlight for her was getting out at the park at > the halfway point and swinging on the swings. Then one day, when she was > about 8 months old, we were on the return leg of the loop and on a little > downhill I let the bike go faster than I usually did. Halfway down the > hill, coming from the trailer I heard "Wheeee! Wheeee!" I was so happy, > still makes me smile when I think about it. Today that girl has 3 bikes > and is always up for a ride. Hectic summer schedules scuttled plans for an > overnight last year but we're gonna hope for one again this summer. > > On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 2:11:56 PM UTC-6, Matt Gilkey wrote: >> >> Congratulations and Good luck Jim!! As a father of two sons, two and >> four, and working full time while going to grad school I have to say that >> becoming a parent is the single most difficult thing I have ever done. But >> it is by far the most rewarding thing I have ever done, and has changed me >> for the better in more ways than I could have possibly imagined. You truly >> gain a new perspective on life. This change comes on slowly though, so >> don't expect it to all happen right away. I second the recommendation of >> finding a good bike trailer. Being a parent has definitely cut down on my >> riding and wrenching time, but incorporating your children into your riding >> helps. >> >> -Matt >> >> On Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 8:09:31 PM UTC-7, Jim Bronson wrote: >> >>> Yep yep yep >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
