A few weeks ago, the radiator in my car got a leak. With not enough to pay for the repairs right away, I am a pedestrian again temporarily. I biked from work to pick up the Daughter. We both biked home, laughing, talking about the week, coasting down the hill and I'm hearing "I'm Queen of the road!!". As we walked up the hill, Amber and I talk."Phew, this is a tall hill..."
"Yeah! But it will be fun going down the other side."
"Yeah!
"You know what, Dad?"
"What?"
"It's kind of like everything.."
"Hmmm?"
"Well, going up and down the hill. It's like what we do all the time. We work really hard to climb up and up and up. And when we get to the top, it doesn't take much to ride down the other side."
"You're right Amber. And sometimes, we work so hard climbing the hill, we are too tired to enjoy the ride down the other side."
"Yeah ... hey Dad? Want to turn around and coast down the hill again?"
"... you bet."
I never had these talks with my Dad. I am glad I was able to have this conversation with my Daughter.
Ciao
