Walking my daughter home from school today, I watched her climb every snow bank she could find. She does enjoy the odd climb, but this was drastically more than usual. It seemed like a metaphor for the moving talk we had the night before. My 8-year old wanted to discuss her public speaking classes. She was tentative in her approach and I saw a glimmer of tears in her eyes, yet she pressed on. “Mommy, I have really been thinking about this, and I do like the classes and the instructor is good – but I need a break.” I was caught off guard. It is not unusual for kids to question commitments to sports clubs or any number of classes. We had been down that road before and reminded her that once she makes a commitment she needs to see it through. This was different. These classes are not a long-term commitment. We pay as we go and, in fact, this week was the last scheduled date we had arranged. The point of the c...
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