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re: Teaching your son to ride a bike without training wheels
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:12 pm to CelticDog
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:12 pm to CelticDog
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You don't own your son. You don't own anyone. Love more.
You know Otto, you talk a lot of gibberish, but every so often you come with gold.
I’d have a beer with you. You are an interesting bird.
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Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:13 pm to CelticDog
Both of my parents died before I turned 19. I feel bad my children won't have grandparents to share these kinds of memories with. Be happy and let it go.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:14 pm to TDsngumbo
Don't beat yourself up over it. Stuff like that will happen while you're working.
Kids sometimes learn when they feel like it. Taught both of mine to swim before they were 2. But when it came time for the bike, my daughter refused to learn till she was 7. No matter how much I tried to teach her.
Kids sometimes learn when they feel like it. Taught both of mine to swim before they were 2. But when it came time for the bike, my daughter refused to learn till she was 7. No matter how much I tried to teach her.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:15 pm to Funky Tide 8
I can relate!
I was looking forward to see my daughter solo without the wheels. Get home from work one day, and my wife and neighbor had taken them off. I missed the first time.
That's been 25 years ago and it still bothers me when I think back.
I was looking forward to see my daughter solo without the wheels. Get home from work one day, and my wife and neighbor had taken them off. I missed the first time.
That's been 25 years ago and it still bothers me when I think back.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:15 pm to TDsngumbo
You’ll have plenty of opportunities to teach your son new things. Grandpa might not have that many more opportunities.
Stop being a little bitch
Stop being a little bitch
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:15 pm to TDsngumbo
Teach him to ride with clipless pedals. Memory made.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:18 pm to TDsngumbo
My wife taught mine. I was on the couch with a beer watching an LSU football game when they came in to tell me. I went and watched him a couple of minutes at halftime.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:20 pm to UGATiger26
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As in you actually remember that day and moment? Or you just remember the fact that someone taught you to ride a bike?
If the former, how old were you?
Asking in all seriousness. I’m not trying to be flippant.
Not sure about him, but I remember mine well. But it was a little different experience.
Starkville, MS, 1969. Got a bike for Christmas; had just turned 5 in November. When it warmed up in early 1970, my dad took me outside to try and teach me to balance on the new bike without the training wheels. Typical thing, him holding up the bike, running alongside, trying to gradually let go, etc. We had a couple of afternoon sessions, but I could not maintain balance on the bike.
But there was a reason for that. My parents were rather cheap, and bought me a bike WAY too big for my size, thinking I would "grow into it". I remember the seat, even at its lowest setting, was about the height of my underarms. I could not even get ON the bike unless I had a step stool or some other assistance. My feet didn't reach the pedals, so my dad put wooden blocks over them with a rubber strap.
Me trying to ride that bike was like one of us trying to ride a unicycle for the first time, or maybe one of these:
I eventually taught myself bicycle balance using a neighbor kid's bike that was more smaller and more size-appropriate, and then DID ride that big bike with no further help. Always had to use the retaining wall along the edge of our carport to get up onto the bike and push off, and when dismounting essentially had to "jump off" onto the grass.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:21 pm to TDsngumbo
I get the pain especially as these are bonding moments between father and son and rites of passage.
If you have another kid, just skip the training wheels in the first place. You should be able to get a kid up on a bike in about 15 - 30 min tops. lots has to do with your voice and commands to your son. It is a lot like working with horses.
If you have another kid, just skip the training wheels in the first place. You should be able to get a kid up on a bike in about 15 - 30 min tops. lots has to do with your voice and commands to your son. It is a lot like working with horses.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:21 pm to UncleRuckus
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You’ll have plenty of opportunities to teach your son new things. Grandpa might not have that many more opportunities.
I spent as much time with my grandparents as I did with my own parents growing up.
My dad is teaching my 12 year old daughter to drive right now. He takes her out to a family property and lets her drive in a field. It's something they both enjoy and get to spend time together. Why would I not want that?
This post was edited on 2/7/19 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:22 pm to TDsngumbo
You aren’t gonna teach him everything. Do you get mad at his teachers when he learns something new at school?
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:23 pm to TDsngumbo
Learning how to ride a bike is not a big deal at all. You watch too much tv.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:24 pm to TDsngumbo
Dude, you let your father in law teach your kid how to ride a bike? Sorry sorry sorry. shite, I'd rather have a sister running a whore house than a kid I didn't teach to ride a bike or swim or read or all that shite that people get too lazy to do.
This post was edited on 2/7/19 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:28 pm to TDsngumbo
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Am I being ridiculous
Completely ridiculous! I have great memories of my grandparents pushing down their hill to teach me how to ride my bike. I have a lot more memories of my dad teaching me to do a lot of stuff throughout my life
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:28 pm to fallguy_1978
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:31 pm to TDsngumbo
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The wife and I both work full time and the kids are with their grandparents during the day when not in school.
This is fortunate for you, your wife and your children. Honestly, this is the most important part of your story.
I get being upset, but in the big picture, it's a much smaller thing than you think.
Your son will be thrilled to surprise you by showing you and, if you play it correctly, he'll remember the look on his Daddy's face when he first showed him he could ride with no training wheels. Play it up big. Be proud. Thank the FIL because you're darn lucky to have him spending time with your children.
There will be many firsts. I bet if your FIL taught your kids how to go on the big potty, you wouldn't be sad to miss being there for the first pee or poo!
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:34 pm to whitetiger1234
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:35 pm to Cheese Grits
I had problems teaching my kids to ride on sidewalk. Took them into back yard in grass and 10 minutes later they were riding.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:37 pm to TDsngumbo
Take him to a golf course to learn. Even if he falls no big deal. He lands on soft grass.
Posted on 2/7/19 at 5:43 pm to TDsngumbo
Being ridiculous. And teaching them to ride bikes is a pain in the arse anyway.
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