With Neither of Us Falling

Been mostly avoiding social media this month, taking a breath from the pace of an otherwise angry world, but wanted to share a highlight from yesterday. One of my littlest fifth graders had never been on roller skates and wouldn’t leave the wall. He got so discouraged that he left the rink and sat by himself, refusing to go back out. I wasn’t much for roller skating myself, but asked if he’d try again. He said no. So I asked again, saying I would join him. That was a winner. So I grabbed some skates and took him on a lap, neither of us falling, then he went around again several times on his own after that.

This was how I turned 45.