Resilience

When my son was about 18 months, we were at the playground, when he fell off the side of a small slide. He ran over to me, sobbing. I kissed him and held him, but as I was comforting him, he pulled away, and headed straight back to the slide as if nothing had happened. A year later, he was riding his scooter and fell off when he hit a bump in the sidewalk. It pained me to see him hurt and crying, and offered to carry him, but to my surprise, he got right back on the scooter. I was amazed both times at how quickly he recovered from his tumble, and resumed whatever he was doing. He seems to bounce back so quickly from each setback—I hope it's a strength that won't be inhibited by knowledge or fear as he gets older.

It's also a quality that I wished I had more often too.

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[Kris]

Me too!
With me, I think the fearfulness is part of my intrinsic character. It has not served me well.

I just hope my kids don't inherit it...