Oh, absolutely. I was thrilled that he made it two miles. I was delighted that he didn't drop out. I was ecstatic that he crossed the finish line.
It's funny that he brought the competitive element to the table. I'm competitive with myself, but don't compare myself to other people all that much, and certainly don't care where my kids place. I just hope/want them to try their best and he did so I was thrilled. But he was all mad about not doing better.
I'm just waiting to see how this pans out: does he get discouraged or does he get resolute? I'm not sure yet.
Wow! "forty pounds of lungs and legs" sounds exactly like my younger son, who just turned five and regularly rides ten to fifteen miles at a stretch on his bike. (But I'm surprised your kid weighs forty pounds at nearly *eight* - my 8.5-yo weighs just over sixty, and he's thin!)
I went and weighed him on the balance-beam scale at the gym yesterday. Completely dressed, in shoes, he weighed 45 pounds. I'm shocked that he's grown that much since his last weigh-in!
He's not called "Small Boy" for nothing. He's had two episodes requiring abdominal surgery and is also very high energy - always moving, fidgeting, running. We strive daily to shove calories into him. I keep spoons by the peanutbutter jar and hand him a lollipop-like spoonful of peanutbutter as often as he'll take it.
Our name for Sammy isn't as catchy: we call him "Relentless Boy". I remember crying because his daycare person let him sleep for over an hour, which meant that he was going to be up until midnight, and I was too tired to deal. He only needed nine hours a day of sleep even as an infant. His doctor listened sympathetically as I tried to tell him that my toddler never slept, but I don't think he believed me.
He sleeps less than any child I've ever known. Luckily, he is unrelentingly cheerful and plays well by himself. He really has a talent for keeping himself occupied. Also, he quickly learned to read. As a second grader he's reading Harry Potter.
I am careful not to get incorrect but handy diagnoses like "ADHD" thrown at him. He's not. He's just very energetic and very smart.
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I'm still bummed that the panniculectomy didn't cause a sudden drop in my 5K race time.
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It's funny that he brought the competitive element to the table. I'm competitive with myself, but don't compare myself to other people all that much, and certainly don't care where my kids place. I just hope/want them to try their best and he did so I was thrilled. But he was all mad about not doing better.
I'm just waiting to see how this pans out: does he get discouraged or does he get resolute? I'm not sure yet.
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He's not called "Small Boy" for nothing. He's had two episodes requiring abdominal surgery and is also very high energy - always moving, fidgeting, running. We strive daily to shove calories into him. I keep spoons by the peanutbutter jar and hand him a lollipop-like spoonful of peanutbutter as often as he'll take it.
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I can relate. We were calling Boy Two "Energizer Bunny" before he even started to walk :)
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He sleeps less than any child I've ever known. Luckily, he is unrelentingly cheerful and plays well by himself. He really has a talent for keeping himself occupied. Also, he quickly learned to read. As a second grader he's reading Harry Potter.
I am careful not to get incorrect but handy diagnoses like "ADHD" thrown at him. He's not. He's just very energetic and very smart.
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