Some success on the managing-negativity front. I wanted Lucinda to try soccer to see if we could find a new sport to replace her dead-end gymnastics class.
I suggested it gradually. She said no. When I picked up a flier at school, she shouted, "I don't want to play soccer." I signed her up for a trial class at school last Monday. She groused and grumped and frowned as we walked up to Nishimachi's rooftop playfield. I told her, "Just try it - maybe you'll like it."
She said she was scared. She clung to me. She glared at me. I brought her over to the coach/teacher. I watched for 5 minutes, but she kept glaring at me, so I went grocery shopping.
1 hr later, Lucinda was running around with a big smile and pink cheeks. "We won! The green team won!," she told me gleefully. "I love soccer!"
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