04/04/2023
My son Aiden is 14. He is the quirky one that ended up blonde hair, blue eyes and left handed. He has given me reason to stress and worry because he thinks and does things different than me. He uses his brain different, processes situations different, and sees a side to the world I can only see through him. ( What a blessing he is 🙏)
Naturally, he is a saver. From allowance to birthday money to good grade money-he stashes it away and spends very little (I'd like to say I taught him good but it's been his natural tendency since he was young)
Aiden came to me about a month ago with an idea to start lifting weights. Now we don't have a set up at home (except for my 10lb dumbells which he had already been borrowing for awhile) and we don't have a ton of gym options nearby. So when he came to me with this idea - I was a, well, a realistic pessimistic adult 🤷♀️. I told him we don't have any good options and the options we do have are too far away so how would he get there and they are expensive. (way to go mom brain shutting an idea down before it even gets going 🤦♀️)
BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED???
He came right back and said this is MY idea, MY dream and it's worth overcoming these roadblocks! He asked if we would take him to check out the gym across town (2 miles away) where he met the owner of the gym. He used his newly earned "good grade $" from grandma and paid up front for 3 months. He put a weekly workout schedule together so he stayed on track. He mapped out the way there so he could ride his bike there.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED NEXT???
He did exactly what he said he would do! After school he would grab a protein shake and pack his gym bag and take off on his bike! (In the rain, in the snow, in the wind, in the cold) When he would come home he was beaming from excitement and accomplishment! And this didn't stop after the first day or first week (like so many workout plans I have started and then quit 😂) He is going strong a month later with no plans to stop.....
CAN YOU IMAGINE IF HE WOULD HAVE LISTENED TO ME?