We Got Wheels

Banner weekend for the V family. Daughter Sophia, age six "and a half" (as I am obliged to point out), learned to ride a bicycle.

She is the last of pals to do so, which puzzled us. The daughter is really very athletic and has a good sense of balance- what was the problem? Other than the fact that her daddy wasn't much of a one for running after her holding onto the fender for very long.

Finally Dad got serious. Yesterday morning he fell back on the most tried-and-true teaching method of all.

"Sophia, if you learn to ride your bike today, I'll give you ten dollars."

Worked like a charm.

Bribery is underrated.

In other news, Opus Dei is sending some priests out from Chicago to throw a big confefssion-fest at our church tomorrow. This, we are told, is a celebration in honor of St. Josemaria Escriva. Ole,

DIH must find her castanets. Perhaps a bull would be in order, too.

Comments

  1. would that be a papal bull?

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  2. Those Opus Dei guys are serious about Confession.

    -J.

    P.S. It's not bribery. It's "positive reinforcement."

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  3. Wow. We're getting the Redemptorists from a nearby parish.

    I've heard wonderful things about Opus Dei priests.

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  4. Anonymous9:36 PM

    Ole, my friend. Thanks for the giggle!

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