Lifes Like That

Well today was a very cold day for me at the rink.  Both of my younger children went skating with their classes.  So, I was stuck at the rink for three hours as their skates were one right after the other.

My six year old son brought tears to my eyes.  He is just learning how to skate, and any other time that he has gone, he has used the pylons to help him stay on his feet.  When he first came on the ice today the pylons were no where to be found and he got so upset that he started to cry.  A couple of teachers felt bad for him so they went in search of the pylons for him.  They found a couple which made him happy.  He only skated for about ten minutes then asked to come off the ice.  He said he didn’t feel well.  So, I took him off the ice and took him home.  When we got home, he was fine.  I think the trauma that he first experienced on the ice made him not want to skate today.  I really hope he does better next time as he really does love to skate.