A Nose-Up

I've never been one to ease into things.  I'm more a full-throttle type of gal.  Although it might take me a while to make a decision, once I'm committed, I'm committed.  Period.

You might call it focused.  You might call it strong-willed, or driven, or Type A.

Whatever you call it, I see it in my oldest daughter.  (To borrow a phrase from a friend, when you put the two of us in a room, it's the impenetrable force verses the immovable object.)  The girl's got grit.  This will serve her well in life, I remind myself as we work to mold this attribute for good -- say, productive leadership and resistance to peer pressure; rather than for evil -- namely, becoming a dictator of a small country.

She takes this drive to everything she does.  She's conquered the monkey bars both forward and backward, and now she's out to master chin-ups.  When she saw these pictures, she commented, "I'm only at a nose-up, not a chin-up yet.  You've got to take me to the park so I can practice some more."

I don't think anything is going to stop this little girl.




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4 comments

  1. That's absolutely awesome. I hold your young lady in high regard for her tenacity. I, too, am attempting to mold a young dictator into something positive. Good luck!

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  2. I LOVE your girl! She's exactly how I want to be when I grow up!

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  3. What an awesome trait for your little girl to have developed! Do you plan on enrolling her in Girl Scouts or something similar in nature to help develop it?

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  4. Mom Chef, good luck to you as well!

    Sandra, I have a feeling that you have grown up to be that girl! ;)

    Becca, she's not yet in any formal activities, but as long as she has some monkey bars nearby, she's golden.

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