Friday, September 10, 2010

Friday Confessional: Grade Two Field Trip

With Coby starting grade four, I decided this week’s Friday Confessional should be school related. As I filled out the school’s parent volunteer form, the option “field trip” reminded me of one experience that was pretty tough.

Two years ago, in grade two, Coby’s class went on a fantastic field trip to our local museum. I was quick to volunteer thinking the teacher could use extra help, especially because they would be riding city transit instead of a school bus. The bus stop was a short walk from the school, about two or three blocks. The teacher lead the way and I put myself at the back of the pack. I could barely keep up. The teacher and her group of 6/7 year olds were way too fast for me. I was huffing and puffing quite a distance behind as they rushed to catch the bus. My poor little kidlet kept coming back to ask me if I was ok. He was legitimately concerned. I was breathing very heavily. I was (and am still) so out of shape. I was afraid I would miss the bus, or worse, that the bus would have to wait for me with 20 pairs of little eyes watching. I was overcome with worry, thinking how embarrassing it would be for my son. Luckily, I made it to the stop just in time. I smiled and tried to hide my wheezing while, secretly, I was ashamed and wanted to cry. My worst weight-fear is that I will embarrass my son.

For me, making my son proud is essential.  I am using this as a great motivator to follow through, all the way through, with The Mambo Project.

4 comments:

  1. Leigh - Those munchkins left me in the dust last year at the Terry Fox walk too! LOL!

    In all seriousness though - I totally agree with you. Our kids are tremendous motivators. Not just do we want them to be proud of us, we want to be able to keep up with them so that we can take part in their lives, and most of all: we want to be part of their lives for a LONG time to come, so we have to be healthy for that! You go, Mambo girl!

    Thanks so much for your blog. I am on week 2, day 2 of the couch-5K running program, and I so want to just take this day off. I didn't get to the gym today (have been running on the treadmill, which I really like), and my dog didn't get her walks in yet, so I know I should go, but it's already SO late, and I have a full day tomorrow. I could just crawl into bed. But, now I'm motivated. I WILL do this - for my kidlets! :)

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  2. Your blog posts are so honest. This confessional really touched me.

    Thank you for sharing!

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  3. Thank you for your Friday Confession. It is hard to admit we are not perfect. Keep moving!! This time next year will be so different. PS I posted a picture of the outdoor elliptical on my blog. Its not that great but you get the gist.

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  4. Yup!!!!!!! My mantra is 'I love my children more than I do food". Great motivator.

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