I have a very athletic daughter. She picks things up quickly and has no fear. She is also very competitive. None of these things were inherited from me.
In her first grade phy. ed. class back in May, they had a unit in rollerblading.
When I was her age I thought those little square plastic things with four wheels we used in obstacle courses were a big deal.
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| The first pair of skates that lasted a whole month. |
She loved it so much and begged so effectively, that her daddy went and bought her a pair of inline skates. She skated in those things so hard, she broke them. In one month. Bruce went to about 5 different stores in one day to find a replacement part. Apparently that part doesn't exist outside of the manufacturing plant of these skates. Fun times.
We decided that since she loved it so much and it wasn't just a phase, we'd buy her a higher quality pair of skates.
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| All padded up to hit the half pipe |
She's having so much fun and getting so good from practicing at a local skate park, I thought I'd show her some inspirational videos of Jenna Downing, a professional female inline skater.
Trinity was in complete awe. She declared, "I want to be just like her!"
I found Jenna on twitter and wrote her a couple of tweets. One was about how much potential Trinity has and how Jenna is inspirational to her.
Well, Ms. Jenna Downing wrote back!
Jenna Downing @Jenna_Downing replied to you: |  |
 | @hippiechristian Amazing! I was 7 years old when I started out :-) tell her I said good luck and I hope to skate with her one day! |
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 | @Jenna_Downing Hi!,my 7y/o just started skating and has crazy potential! i'm showing her your vids as inspiration. :) http://t.co/Ktxer5g |
How cool is that? Now, I don't know if Trinity is the next Jenna Downing or will ever take her skillz to that level, but it certainly is kind of a big deal for her to personally be encouraged by a professional.
Do you have any stories of being encouraged by someone who has achieved a lot in what you are working at?
Yay! What a great thing for Trinity! Did she squeal and jump up and down when she saw the tweet? Or is she still young enough that she wasn't at all surprised with the answer? I love that your daughter is gutsy and wild. I wish I'd been a bit braver and athletic as a kid.
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ReplyDeleteLove, love the picture of Trinity with her cute blue helmet.
ReplyDeleteI think it's cool that you all invested in a better pair of skates...
I'd have to say that the people that I go rock climbing with are much better at it than I am. They are so encouraging and convincing, though, that I feel like I can almost do anything on the wall. :)
awww Trinity is such a beautiful name Heather! :D And I was 6 when I started! haha! My dad had brought over some roller blades from Hong Kong from traveling for business, and as soon as I popped them on my feet, I started speeding on them! I guess I was sort of like Trinity and caught on quickly! Ahhh memories...thanks for a reminiscent post! ;)
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