Some People Gotta Learn the Hard Way
Kids Learn the Hard Way
Princess P went up the stairs, and Princess P went down the stairs. Each time down the stairs, she was instructed to hold onto the railing. Almost every time, she resisted, claiming she was an expert at balancing, railings were for sissies, and her way was faster and better (at least that's what I heard).
Then, on that fateful trip, it happened. Thump-a-thump... and she was down. Shrieking and cries for mommy were soon follow. Thanks to grandma's quick reaction time, Princess P only tumbled 3 or 4 steps, but the lesson was learned. Railings are bolted securely to the wall to assist in going up and down the stairs. If properly used, they will prevent devastating tumbles.
It was a lesson that was learned the hard way, but from now on, Princess P will (hopefully) use the railing.
Parents Do Too
Sometimes as a parent, I try to make my kids into what I think they should be, and force them to fit into a box. One of the main problems with this approach is that I am something that no one else in my family is... a male. While this can be an advantage, often my suggestions to 'shake it off,' or 'rub some dirt on it,' often fall on deaf ears.
I've learned (but don't always remember) the hard way that girls are wired a bit differently.
What have you learned the hard way?
photo courtesy of Jeff Oliver
I've learned the hard way that I can't climb over the gate at the top of the stairs as successful as I originally thought.
...You are correct sir, railings do prevent nasty tumbles!
Ouch! That sucks. Sounds like you learned a valuable lesson :)
There isn't enough virtual paper to document all the things my less than intelligent self has had to learn the hard way.
As long as you learn, that's the important thing. I try to keep my list under wraps too.... it's better for everyone that way.
I have 1 son that I can't tell to rub dirt in it and take a lap and 1 daughter than I can. I have 3 other daughters that I can't. Each individual child comes with their own learning curve, as do parents.
I think I'm still behind the curve... but slowly improving.
it seems my oder boy learns everything the hard way while my youngest learns everything from his brother's mistakes. I was always a kid who learned things the hard way too. The stair thing sound like something I would have done as a kid.
I think I got lucky, by observing my older siblings I became a bit sneaky... although there were plenty of things I learned my own little 'hard way.'
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