L.S. learned how to ride her bike a few months ago. After becoming extremely confident on her smaller bike she decided that it was time to move onto her brothers old bike. This is something we do a lot in our family.... hand me downs. There has never been any ill feelings from any of the kids because we try to teach them the value of using a toy, clothes, bikes until they can not be used anymore or given away to someone who needs it.
L.S. was able to bike on her new bike (notice we personalized it with a pink basket used from her old bike). She rode it around and was so proud that she was able to ride a big bike but then....
did she fall off, no. Did she get hurt, no. Did she miss her old bike because she doesn't want to grow up, yes. When I was a kid I dreamed about all the freedoms I would have being big. L.S. fights it every step of the way. I think her new name should be Peter Pan.
I asked her why she didn't want to get big and she said "I don't want to buy a house!" Ah the worries of a 7 year old!
My kids say "that's so cute!", and "that's adorable, isn't it!?" Does she know that house buying is a looooong way off? I bet she does, but it's a feeling that's hard to overcome. Understanding mortality at 7 is difficult!
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