Psych!!
There are no real updates.
I have been sick, my kid has been sick, we have had a rough week. He has not slept through the night since last Friday and that means mamma has not slept either. I was home from work with him for part of yesterday....we both crashed for about 3 hours...
This means training has come to a standstill. I am entered in the Regina Half Marathon NEXT Sunday...yikes...come on legs!!! Give me a half marathon in 10 days!! I did a long, exhausted, almost puked my guts on the city trails run last Saturday. Then a hard interval run one morning this week...I actually don't even remember which day it was...my brain has been so foggy.
A very good friend lives in Regina and I am staying with her (I hope, I haven't actually asked...but that's the kind of friend she is...I could just show up...) and there could be some laughs and maybe a later night than wanted before a half marathon...she is running it too so it may be a 2 hour visit on the run course...we will see how it all works out!
In other news...kids are registered for their activities...lo and behold, they are NOT priceless. They are very expensive when it comes to activities. Hockey, skating, taekwondo, football, soccer...and then there are OUR activities as well. Heard a great quote a few weeks ago:
"I would rather pay FEES now rather than FINES in a few years..." So I just close my eyes and write the cheques...
The problem I have is that my 7 year old really does not want to play hockey. His father (my hubby) really wants him to play hockey. I? Could care less, but I think a team sport is important to be part of. We have a battle going on in our household right now. I am torn between....he is 7 and does he really know what he wants?? And he really has put his foot down on this and I am finding it curious that a kid that never really says much about anything has such a strong opinion about hockey!! We have registered him BUT have all of the dates written down as to when we can pull the plug to get our money back.
Check back later as this could get interesting.
He loves it when he is there and says how much fun he has after the sessions, but to get him there is a battle. In fact, one day a few weeks ago, I was on my own as Shaun was playing ball and he had a meltdown right there in the dressing room.
So we packed up and left.
However...when I looked in the rearview mirror, on the way home...the little shit was smirking as he had just played me.
And I don't like getting played.
Are there any child psychologists reading this?? Opinions??
Now the deal is that he has to try it out until Christmas. He will be on a team with lots of kids from his school again and maybe he will find his groove again. As he sure did love it just 6 months ago!! And if he doesn't find his groove, well, no more hockey!!
Which wouldn't hurt my feelings much at all...
4 comments:
Too bad about you being sick -- I HATE getting sick. UGH.
I am fascinated about your little guy too....Have you guys asked him why he doesn't want to play? What does he say? There's something he doesn't like about it....but what exactly IS it? And like you said, he has such a great time after he's gone -- hmmmmmm.
I laughed when I read he played you too -- Hahaha!! Oh boy! And he is only 7!!! LOL!!!
I keep telling you. Duct tape. Lots of duct tape.
Wow that's a tough one about the hockey. I wouldn't know what to do so I don't have any advice. Keep us informed though, I want to know how it turns out.
I think trying it til Christmas is a good solution. Like you said, if he really doesn't like it then he only had to do it for a couple months. And if he does like it, he;ll be glad you made him do it. I think that's a great plan.
So, since I'm behind in reading and this was posted a week ago, I think you ran the 1/2 marathon this past weekend. I hope you had fun with your friend - I love friends like that where you can just show up.
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