Field day last year was painful. Tears. Buckets of tears after the ribbon ceremony (Will, not his mom). So, this year, I went to extra lengths to make sure I was there for him, concerned that he'd have another tough year given that the genes my boy received are bigger on smarts than on coordination. So, we had a little conversation the day before on the way home.
Will: I cannot WAIT for field day tomorrow!
Me: (puzzled look on my face) Really? Why?
Will: It will be sooooooo fun!
Me: Do you remember field day last year, Will?
Will: Yes.
Me: Do you remember crying at field day last year, Will?
Will: Yes. But I am not going to do that this year.
Will: Yes. But I am not going to do that this year.
Me: Really? What changed?
Will: I saw this bulletin board. It said, "If you have fun, you won." And so I know that now. I don't have to get ribbons to have fun.
See? No tears.
(Ben was home sick for his first field day. So sad. We're still working on getting better...the nebulizer is working full time right now.)
1 comments:
so sweet. "if you have fun, you have won." I like that.
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