Well... We'll see how this goes. She may be using the seam ripper a lot today. But then again, maybe not!
So last night I dropped her off for her Taekwondo class and there were 4 new people plus one of the parents of one of the current students who had decided to join up too! Super! I went home to make supper and Meri came home an hour later.
She sprang it on me at supper. "Mom, we need you!" ?? "With more people in Taekwondo and different levels, my teacher needs you to come back and help out." ??
Ok - I had to try and remember why I quit Taekwondo. I am a 2nd degree black belt and stopped shortly before Meri was born and came back briefly afterwards. The pressures of having 3 kids under the age of 9 with one as an infant at the same time was daunting and I couldn't do Taekwondo, keep house, work full time, feed them without a little more time, so I had to cut somewhere. And my family wouldn't let me quit feeding them. So...
She's 10 now. And I (basically) have 3 teenagers in the house. Sometimes the pressures of having teenagers can be more daunting than the younger ones... However I don't have to help them in the bathroom any longer, so THAT'S good... There's more guilt trips coming from the kids now than there were then. I think when they were younger, I was the one piling on the guilt. The Dang...
I think I have to start practicing my butterfly kick again.
9 comments:
Could I hire you to beat on people for me?
You are so cool!
Don't let them guilt you into teaching karate b/c you are stretched thin as it is! Do I need to come over there and tell that teacher to PAY to hire someone?
Just say No....and if they don't understand that, give em a butterfly kick to the groin....lolol
I hope Meri gets her dress done without too much seam rippage. ;-)
that is AWESOME!!!!!! Good luck!!!
Thanks for stopping by....I have been a terrible blogger the past few months. Graduation and the end of the school year are making me crazy!!!!!! :)
I'm impressed by the Taekwondo. and tell your daughter i put my seam ripper to good use the other day.
I say Go For It!!
I'm a pro with the seam ripper.
You must be in really good shape to still do Taekwondo! :)
Wow! You are a Taekwondo pro! I'm with Sonya Ann, I shall hire you to beat people for me. :)
What a cool skill to have up your sleeve! I hope your daughter's unsupervised sewing afternoon went well!
Wow, 2 black belts!!! I think Taekwondo might be a good way to release frustration at the kids without actually harming them!
Mom-guilt is no fun, but it's unavoidable no matter how great your kids are, they are going to bring it.
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