My parents told me that they had me on ice skates at the age of two, so when I found Ellie's size skates at a thrift store, I picked them up. I took her skating at the park last night, and I was disappointed.
She did fine, stumbling/walking along holding my hand and pushing a chair. But she didn't seem to want to put much effort into it, preferring to skate between my legs with me supporting all her weight (that is back-breaking, by the way). Falls didn't bother her, so that was good.
Anyway, we skated for about 30 min, and I let her spend that time almost however she wanted (she likes crawling on the ice and sitting in the chair while I skate). But walking home, she told me she didn't like ice skating and didn't want to go again. I was remarkably disappointed and a little angry, to be honest. I don't know if I was mad because I wanted that to be something we could share together (Isaac doesn't enjoy it either), or because I spent the money on skates, or because it was a lot of work to get both of us bundled up and support her weight on skates so long.
I know she may change her mind, and she's young, and she can like whatever she wants, so now I'm trying to rationalize my way to a better attitude.
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