Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc View Post
I'm just envious that you have a mom who is willing to ride any kind of bike at all. I can't even get my mom to walk around the block. She's 72, so I don't expect her to go out and ride necessarily, since she hasn't been on a bike in many decades, but walking would be a good thing as she's overweight and hates it. But do anything about it that required EXERCISING???? Not gonna happen. It saddens me greatly, but she hates it when I nag or even nicely suggest, so I've just given up. When I see fit, trim women in their 70s out walking, I so wish that were my mom! It could be, but she has made the choice not to live an active lifestyle. The most exercise she gets is going to the grocery store and walking the aisles.

So, while I understand your frustration that she went out and bought a bike without you, just be very, very glad that she did that and that she wants to ride! I would give anything to be in your place right now.

Emily
Emily, do we have the same mother? I think so!


Denise... yes, you do know better than your Mother when it comes to buying a bike. And yes, you could have helped her greatly. What's done is done though.

Just go out there, and ride with her some. Even if it's just a mile up the road and back, then so be it. At least she is doing something.

And... although we can be well meaning... and we can get so excited when someone we loves takes interest in something we love... it's sometimes best to just not overload them with information. For some people, too much at one time = frustration = give it up.

I understand my boyfriend to be one of these people... helping him is not helping him at all. So, when he said he wanted to train for a do tri's. I said "OK" and left him on his own. No advice, nothing. He did it on his own and was happy about it. Even recently, when I tried to give him tips on how to swim faster... it just got him all snarly and rude and he started saying that he couldn't swim. Lesson learned. Don't help.

Anyhoo... that's cool that she bought a bike at all.