{"id":1624,"date":"2018-10-03T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T16:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/?p=1624"},"modified":"2018-10-03T11:43:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T16:43:07","slug":"my-kid-can-be-a-quitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/2018\/10\/03\/my-kid-can-be-a-quitter\/","title":{"rendered":"My Kid Can Be a Quitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not all of us can be runners.<\/p>\n<p>I wasn\u2019t a runner my whole life. Until just last year, I had never once been able to run a mile continuously without stopping to walk, and certainly never finished with a single-digit time.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out the apple doesn\u2019t fall far from the tree in that regard. Easton isn\u2019t a runner either. At least not yet.<\/p>\n<p>This fall, I signed him up for the Healthy Kids Running Series, a 5-week program where kids run age-appropriate races each Sunday afternoon. For the Kindergarten and First Grade age group, the race is a quarter mile long.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/4ffaa194-2560-4a0c-ba35-17b28922f298\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1629\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4FFAA194-2560-4A0C-BA35-17B28922F298.jpeg\" alt=\"My Kid Can Be a Quitter: Why Letting Him Quit Doesn't Make Me a Bad Parent\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4FFAA194-2560-4A0C-BA35-17B28922F298.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4FFAA194-2560-4A0C-BA35-17B28922F298-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4FFAA194-2560-4A0C-BA35-17B28922F298-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4FFAA194-2560-4A0C-BA35-17B28922F298-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4FFAA194-2560-4A0C-BA35-17B28922F298-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4FFAA194-2560-4A0C-BA35-17B28922F298-435x435.jpeg 435w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/4FFAA194-2560-4A0C-BA35-17B28922F298-60x60.jpeg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Easton\u2019s very first race started off rocky. About three steps out of the gate, he tripped and fell. My heart sank. He got back up and ran some more and walked some more, dissolving into tears the entire loop around the park. My heart broke a little more for him. About halfway through, he stopped running and just walked dejectedly as I hustled myself across the field to encourage him.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t force him to cross the finish line. When he reached me, I gave him a hug and a pep talk as he frustratedly explained that the other kids weren\u2019t listening and pushed him and how this kids\u2019 run club was a terrible idea. He was sad and mad and embarrassed and frustrated. I felt his pain. I remember being that kid in P.E.<\/p>\n<p>But five minutes later, in the fashion that 5-year-olds usually recover, the trauma of tripping had lessened, and he was drinking his Propel water and playing on the playground with his friends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/597d8d73-6630-4df1-a64d-ba25481e84bc\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1631\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/597D8D73-6630-4DF1-A64D-BA25481E84BC-e1538581297348.jpeg\" alt=\"My Kid Can Be a Quitter: Why Letting Him Quit Doesn't Make Me a Bad Parent\" width=\"836\" height=\"1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/597D8D73-6630-4DF1-A64D-BA25481E84BC-e1538581297348.jpeg 836w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/597D8D73-6630-4DF1-A64D-BA25481E84BC-e1538581297348-241x300.jpeg 241w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/597D8D73-6630-4DF1-A64D-BA25481E84BC-e1538581297348-768x955.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/597D8D73-6630-4DF1-A64D-BA25481E84BC-e1538581297348-823x1024.jpeg 823w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/597D8D73-6630-4DF1-A64D-BA25481E84BC-e1538581297348-48x60.jpeg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the way home, I talked about next week\u2019s race and what he could do differently. I suggested he start off slower until everyone was spread out and running at their own pace and then he could build speed. He listened, nodded his head determinedly, and said that he\u2019d try again. He had his own complex strategy that involved walking at the start to the first cone, then jogging lightly to the next cone, and then running after that. I just listened and didn\u2019t offer my two cents (for once). He had this.<\/p>\n<p>So this Sunday, we went back for the second race. I reminded him of his strategy and he was confident again, ready to give it another try. I held my breath as the air horn went off to start the race, hoping with all my might that he wouldn\u2019t fall again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/2018\/10\/03\/my-kid-can-be-a-quitter\/img-7775\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1635\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1635\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-7775.jpg\" alt=\"My Kid Can Be a Quitter: Why Letting Him Quit Doesn't Make Me a Bad Parent\" width=\"1059\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-7775.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-7775-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-7775-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-7775-1024x990.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG-7775-62x60.jpg 62w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1059px) 100vw, 1059px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>But about 100 yards in, he was huffing and puffing at the end of all the other runners. He fell further behind and I could see the discouragement on his face. He slowed to a walk \u2026 and started to cry again.<\/p>\n<p>He made it in a dejected walk about halfway around before I reached him. Again, I didn\u2019t make him finish. But this time, when he told me he didn\u2019t want to run again next week, I paused, thought about it, took a deep breath \u2026 and said OK.<\/p>\n<p>My kid can be the quitter sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>I could sense the judgment on some of the other parents\u2019 faces: I should have made him cross the finish line. I should make him come back next week and the following week and the following week. He should finish what he started.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/e394422f-3095-4c9d-a61a-66497ec86d21\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1634\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/E394422F-3095-4C9D-A61A-66497EC86D21-e1538582157354.jpeg\" alt=\"My Kid Can Be a Quitter: Why Letting Him Quit Doesn't Make Me a Bad Parent\" width=\"955\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/E394422F-3095-4C9D-A61A-66497EC86D21-e1538582157354.jpeg 955w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/E394422F-3095-4C9D-A61A-66497EC86D21-e1538582157354-217x300.jpeg 217w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/E394422F-3095-4C9D-A61A-66497EC86D21-e1538582157354-768x1062.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/E394422F-3095-4C9D-A61A-66497EC86D21-e1538582157354-741x1024.jpeg 741w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/E394422F-3095-4C9D-A61A-66497EC86D21-e1538582157354-43x60.jpeg 43w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But I\u2019m not going to.<\/p>\n<p>I know he won\u2019t improve his running skills without practicing, and the Healthy Kids Running Series is all about practice, improvement, and healthy exercise. I know there is value in encouraging persistence, triumph above adversity, and the impact of hard work on reaching a goal.<\/p>\n<p>But I also know there is value in trying something and recognizing that it doesn\u2019t work for you. You aren\u2019t going to be good at every single thing you try. Yes, with practice, you might improve. But some things will come more naturally than others, and I would rather my kindergartener focus his attention of figuring out what his passions are rather than tormenting himself in the interests of finishing a quarter-mile race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/c72789bf-4c66-456b-9b4f-0bd1c064197f\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1630\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/C72789BF-4C66-456B-9B4F-0BD1C064197F-e1538581176448.jpeg\" alt=\"My Kid Can Be a Quitter: Why Letting Him Quit Doesn't Make Me a Bad Parent\" width=\"907\" height=\"1269\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Easton isn\u2019t a runner. Yet. Maybe he will be a year from now. Maybe he\u2019ll never be. Either way is OK with me, as long as he keeps trying new things to figure out what he is: A basketball player. A swimmer. An artist. A piano player. A LEGO engineer. A visionary inventor.<\/p>\n<p>He is so many things, and there\u2019s one thing I\u2019m not going to let him be: A kid unnecessarily distressed by a totally optional activity that his parent signed him up for with the best intentions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/f6a19e33-1f9d-47c3-9640-27350cdf8d98\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1626\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/F6A19E33-1F9D-47C3-9640-27350CDF8D98-e1538582374613.jpeg\" alt=\"My Kid Can Be a Quitter: Why Letting Him Quit Doesn't Make Me a Bad Parent\" width=\"928\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/F6A19E33-1F9D-47C3-9640-27350CDF8D98-e1538582374613.jpeg 928w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/F6A19E33-1F9D-47C3-9640-27350CDF8D98-e1538582374613-218x300.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/F6A19E33-1F9D-47C3-9640-27350CDF8D98-e1538582374613-768x1058.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/F6A19E33-1F9D-47C3-9640-27350CDF8D98-e1538582374613-743x1024.jpeg 743w, https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/F6A19E33-1F9D-47C3-9640-27350CDF8D98-e1538582374613-44x60.jpeg 44w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So we\u2019re cutting our losses on the Healthy Kids Running Series this fall. We tried it once. We came back and tried it again. And now we\u2019re going to move on to something else because a $35 activity is not worth so many tears and crushing insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>And while he may be a \u201cquitter,\u201d he\u2019s a loyal friend. He already asked if we could go back next Sunday to watch his friends race. So you might see us on Sunday afternoon at the Healthy Kids Running Series anyway \u2013 at the sidelines cheering on his friends and on the playground afterward, celebrating their success.<\/p>\n<p>Now, how to be a good friend \u2013 that\u2019s one thing I won\u2019t let my kids quit on, and a lesson I\u2019ll never stop teaching.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/2018\/04\/03\/218\/signature\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-258\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-258\" src=\"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Signature-e1523470736535.png\" alt=\"XOXO Kate #NeverDoneWithFun signature\" width=\"200\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not all of us can be runners. I wasn\u2019t a runner my whole life. Until just last year, I had never once been able to run a mile continuously without stopping to walk, and certainly never finished with a single-digit time. 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