In praise of men and their sons

[wabisabi]

I ran into the mom of the young boy today and told her what a great job he did (and his 60 something year old dad!).

Grog, I hope that you BFs dad is well again soon, they must miss their time together. My dad will be 95 and still rides his bike.

Thanks for raising good men, RR and partner.

Makes me think about the girls I know and who I can 'adopt' to ride with....I try to always say something encouraging when I ride by young girls on bikes on the bike path.

[RoadRaven]

wabisabi... great idea to support/encourage young girls in this.

At a recent school triathalon for 10-16 year olds, the majority of kids there were girls - possibly more than 3/4...

It was great to see... but you could see these girls looking at boys like my two eldest (aged 15 and 16) who are very strong and fast, on flash bikes, and these girls just looked a little demoralised.

Yet many of them had tremendous potential... absolutely... perhaps this should be a belated "New Year Resolution" for all of us... to encourage/support a young female rider in whatever type of cycling she is interested in - even if it is just to talk to her and ask her "hows it going?".

[li10up]

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow".

I LOVED THIS!!

[RoadRaven]

Hey there li10up
I like it... I think it really fits with my attitude to cycling... cause it is not always easy, and sometimes as much as I want to enjoy it, it hurts... and sometimes it takes alot to have another go...
Glad you like it

[Geonz]

I printed it out and posted it up on the wall in my tutoring lab - it also applies to struggling students ;-)

[RoadRaven]

LOL, Geonz... I teach adults, and yes, I have used the same quote as my "thought for the day"
Unfortunately I don't know who said it - if anyone finds out can you let me know? I like to give credit where its due...