Congratulations on the new (forthcoming?) child. My daughter is one of the best things that happened to me, joy far outweighing grief. But be aware: daughters, at least my daughter, became less of a handful but a lot more expensive as she got older!
I bought my now 14 1/2 year old daughter some pretty nice children's bikes when she was small, starting with a pneumatic-tired tricycle at age 2 (which she'd ride to the nearby Albertson's with me and cruise up and down the aisles -- it had remote parent steering for emergencies). From 2 until 4 or so, she enjoyed our Saturday morning outings in her trailer, me on a 67" fixed Raleigh Technium -- good times! But when I put her on a Burley Trail-a-bike, we went 50 feet, and she said, in effect, "never again." Catie had various Electra cruisers, and enjoyed riding up and down our cul-de-sac, but when she hit 12 she gradually lost interest; she hasn't ridden her Trek mountain bike for12 months or more. Thats' fine; it doesn't hurt or disappoint me in the least. She is very interested in singing (All State choir), drawing and painting (contest winner), cooking, piano, reading, lately guitar -- heck, I can't keep up! I am just as happy to buy her, as I did very recently, a nice Yamaha full sized key board and kit for the price of a decent bike, as I am to spend the $$ on cycling stuff. On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 2:22 PM, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > The great stories of kids who have gone on to embrace the love of bikes > (and other passions) from their parents are wonderful. However, IMO, one of > the hardest things one has to do as a parent (two daughters in their 20s > and a teenage son) is deal with the reality when one (or all) of your kids > develops other passions that don't have anything to do with yours and > reject (to different degrees) sharing yours. Children develop their own > personalities and passions and one of the best aspect of being a parent is > encouraging them to do so. Yet, it also hurts when they reject sharing > yours. This is an important lesson I have learned over the years, and > covers many more aspects than just sharing a hobby or a passion. And one > has to be supportive and understanding and learn to deal with this > discovery process. And keep hoping that when they get older, they'll > re-discover the passion so you can share it with them! The good aspect of > this situation is that sometimes they infect you with their passions, and > you are the one who ends up sharing it with them. > > René > > On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Dan <pjssu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> When my first daughter was born (19 years ago, time flies) I ran out and >> got a Burley trailer. I was really excited to get her into the fun of >> biking with me, but the first few times we rode around the local lake she >> fussed and complained. The highlight for her was getting out at the park at >> the halfway point and swinging on the swings. Then one day, when she was >> about 8 months old, we were on the return leg of the loop and on a little >> downhill I let the bike go faster than I usually did. Halfway down the >> hill, coming from the trailer I heard "Wheeee! Wheeee!" I was so happy, >> still makes me smile when I think about it. Today that girl has 3 bikes >> and is always up for a ride. Hectic summer schedules scuttled plans for an >> overnight last year but we're gonna hope for one again this summer. >> >> On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 2:11:56 PM UTC-6, Matt Gilkey wrote: >>> >>> Congratulations and Good luck Jim!! As a father of two sons, two and >>> four, and working full time while going to grad school I have to say that >>> becoming a parent is the single most difficult thing I have ever done. But >>> it is by far the most rewarding thing I have ever done, and has changed me >>> for the better in more ways than I could have possibly imagined. You truly >>> gain a new perspective on life. This change comes on slowly though, so >>> don't expect it to all happen right away. I second the recommendation of >>> finding a good bike trailer. Being a parent has definitely cut down on my >>> riding and wrenching time, but incorporating your children into your riding >>> helps. >>> >>> -Matt >>> >>> On Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 8:09:31 PM UTC-7, Jim Bronson wrote: >>> >>>> Yep yep yep >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. 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