Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Am I a bad mom?
Am I a bad mom or just to competitive? Sean has a special event at school today called Race Chase. It is a fundraiser where the kids ask friends and family members to sponsor them in races to raise money for Riley Hospital. Great event and the kids seem to love it. However, this morning when Sean was getting ready, he had a minor "freak out". He says to me, "I really don't want to be the slowest runner today in my races!" I told him today was not really about winning or losing, but about helping Riley Hospital. Then he gave me one of those "I hear what your saying mom, but I really want to win today" looks. I was a little pressed for time and I did my best to come up with some positive, confidence building, motherly advice, but my competitive spirit won out! Now I have been waiting for a long time to use the lines from my all time favorite commercial and today I thought it was the most appropriate time of all. So this is what I told Sean to think to himself (see youtube video below) every time it is time for him to race today. Then run like the wind! To much????
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Ya know, I don't think this is bad at all! In fact, I think it's pretty awesome that you went to so much trouble to build up his confidence!
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