Comments on: Olympic Reflections http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/03/olympic-reflections/ The mancave of the Internet, where a Dad can be a Guy. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cup.aJoe http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/03/olympic-reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Cup.aJoe Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:41:55 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=717#comment-662 Thank you, C.C., I have a few sparky ones in the works - food for thought types that I hope will provide insight and dialogue. <br><br>Supporting a kid's interest is tough! There's all the time, energy, and schedule juggling, not to mention the distress we, as dads, have to go through when our son/daughter wants to do something we don't know anything about (or necessarily agree with). <br><br>We made it through the first ice skating lesson. My son spent a half hour falling and falling., while I spent a half hour cringing in helpless agony behind a glass wall. Though, I couldn't help but have glowing pride when he'd get up after every fall. <br><br>He finally did skate for 20 ft.! Thank you, C.C., I have a few sparky ones in the works – food for thought types that I hope will provide insight and dialogue.

Supporting a kid's interest is tough! There's all the time, energy, and schedule juggling, not to mention the distress we, as dads, have to go through when our son/daughter wants to do something we don't know anything about (or necessarily agree with).

We made it through the first ice skating lesson. My son spent a half hour falling and falling., while I spent a half hour cringing in helpless agony behind a glass wall. Though, I couldn't help but have glowing pride when he'd get up after every fall.

He finally did skate for 20 ft.!

]]> By: Cup.aJoe http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/03/olympic-reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Cup.aJoe Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:16:41 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=717#comment-660 Thank you much, Chance. Thank you much, Chance.

]]> By: Cup.aJoe http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/03/olympic-reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Cup.aJoe Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:15:11 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=717#comment-661 Thanks. There was an immediate uproar, including a "Mr. Premier, tear down this fence!" So the IOC and Vancouver Olympic organizers had to address it immediately. This is a good article about it: <br><a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/olympic-organizers-considering-changes-to-bring-cauldron-out-from-behind-bars-84346307.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakin...</a> Thanks. There was an immediate uproar, including a “Mr. Premier, tear down this fence!” So the IOC and Vancouver Olympic organizers had to address it immediately. This is a good article about it:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakin…

]]> By: Christopher Moore http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/03/olympic-reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Christopher Moore Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:27:25 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=717#comment-658 A fine post. One would think there were more eloquent ways of fencing around the torch area. Chain-link says "no" in so many ways. Hopefully, few dreams were harmed in the process. A fine post. One would think there were more eloquent ways of fencing around the torch area. Chain-link says “no” in so many ways. Hopefully, few dreams were harmed in the process.

]]> By: Chance http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/03/olympic-reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Chance Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:18:35 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=717#comment-657 Great post, and welcome!<br>Chance Great post, and welcome!
Chance

]]> By: C.C. Chapman http://www.digitaldads.com/2010/03/olympic-reflections/comment-page-1/#comment-656 C.C. Chapman Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:56:49 +0000 http://www.digitaldads.com/?p=717#comment-656 This is a hell of a first post here and of course now the pressure is on YOU to keep writing this great. *grin*<br><br>You hit on what my parenting philosophy has always been and that is to let the kids chase every interest that they get and when they find something that turns into a passion to feed it with every drop of support possible.<br><br>Right now that is Lacrosse for my son and fashion design & acting for my daughter. Will either of them turn into a career and glory for them? I don't know, but I'm certainly not going to get in the way of their dreams if that is what they want. This is a hell of a first post here and of course now the pressure is on YOU to keep writing this great. *grin*

You hit on what my parenting philosophy has always been and that is to let the kids chase every interest that they get and when they find something that turns into a passion to feed it with every drop of support possible.

Right now that is Lacrosse for my son and fashion design & acting for my daughter. Will either of them turn into a career and glory for them? I don't know, but I'm certainly not going to get in the way of their dreams if that is what they want.

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