I haven’t been on a bike since I was…oh…16. I had to give up bike riding when I learned to drive because my bright pink bike, with banana seat and streamers, screamed, “Total dork coming through!”
They say that you never forget how to ride a bike, but I wonder if that’s really true? I’m sure I’d be the first person in history to prove that theory wrong, so I have a small fear of trying to ride a bike again.
I actually taught myself to ride a bike. When my mom tried to teach me, I kept falling, so I told her to go inside while I figured it out by myself. As a child, and even now, I didn’t trust people trying to teach me anything. I always wondered if they really knew what they were doing.
I also taught myself to swim and tie my shoes (to this day, I tie my shoes the wrong way). Even in school, I bought all of my school books so I could scribble and make notes in them, because I thought teachers were lacking in their ability to teach.
I know. I have trust issues.
But when it comes to teaching others, I think I know everything, so I’m very excited to start teaching my son things like riding a bike and tying his shoes.
I just saw a giveaway for a toddler bike called a Balance Bike. I’d really love to win it for my son, because he’s outgrown his Little Tykes car, and he really needs something fun to do outside besides destroying all of the neighbors’ flower gardens. AND I’d be able to start teaching him to ride a bike!
Let’s hope he doesn’t take after his mommy. I really don’t want to miss out on teaching him things. My poor parents!
