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.
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.
would that be a papal bull?
ReplyDeleteooohh....
ReplyDeleteThose Opus Dei guys are serious about Confession.
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P.S. It's not bribery. It's "positive reinforcement."
Wow. We're getting the Redemptorists from a nearby parish.
ReplyDeleteI've heard wonderful things about Opus Dei priests.
Ole, my friend. Thanks for the giggle!
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