meg
08-09-2006, 07:05 AM
Last night we had some tears from our 7 yr old. He was worrying about today - his school's athletics carnival. He's not a good runner, it's just not his thing. He told me "I don't want you to see how slow I am" :( He was worried that dh and I would be embarrassed because "I'm always last. I just wish I could be fast, just for tomorrow."
Anyway, we had a long talk, then we got Daddy in and all three of us talked about how God made everyone different. I asked ds if he thought it mattered to God (that he's not a good runner), and his reply was "Of course not!". I also pointed out that God made him, and everything about him, including his running ability. That made him stop and think [whatthink] I started cuddling him and singing "I don't care how fast you run, I just care that you're my son" over and over, which made him giggle.
Anyway, today at the carnival, he went in not just his age race (100m), but also went in the optional 200m and 800m!!! He came last in the 200m, and 2nd last in the 800m, but no tears, just smiles that he made it [cheer]
He told me he didn't really want to go in the race, and I asked him why he did. He told me "To get extra points for my house." (School is divided into 3 "houses", or sports teams) I was so proud of him that even though he's not a good runner, and didn't really want to do it, he still did to try to help his house! I told him it showed how well his character is developing, that he was more interested in helping and being part of his team than what he wanted to do, and how proud of him I was!
When you're not good at something, it's so hard to put yourself out there, in front of everyone, and risking "losing", but he did it!
We're just so proud of our boy! [heartbeat]
Anyway, we had a long talk, then we got Daddy in and all three of us talked about how God made everyone different. I asked ds if he thought it mattered to God (that he's not a good runner), and his reply was "Of course not!". I also pointed out that God made him, and everything about him, including his running ability. That made him stop and think [whatthink] I started cuddling him and singing "I don't care how fast you run, I just care that you're my son" over and over, which made him giggle.
Anyway, today at the carnival, he went in not just his age race (100m), but also went in the optional 200m and 800m!!! He came last in the 200m, and 2nd last in the 800m, but no tears, just smiles that he made it [cheer]
He told me he didn't really want to go in the race, and I asked him why he did. He told me "To get extra points for my house." (School is divided into 3 "houses", or sports teams) I was so proud of him that even though he's not a good runner, and didn't really want to do it, he still did to try to help his house! I told him it showed how well his character is developing, that he was more interested in helping and being part of his team than what he wanted to do, and how proud of him I was!
When you're not good at something, it's so hard to put yourself out there, in front of everyone, and risking "losing", but he did it!
We're just so proud of our boy! [heartbeat]