Originally Posted by
rockmom
Except getting puked on, that becomes disturbingly easier.
That's pretty funny, and quite true. All squeamishness regarding bodily fluids seems to disappear.
My five year old learned how to ride her bicycle about three weeks ago, and want to bicycle everywhere. She went on a short ride with her mother this morning (about 3 miles round trip) and then, when I announced that I was going to go on a little bike ride before eating lunch and then settling down to some grading, she wanted to come with me. The other children all decided to come too, and we ended up riding about four miles before she decided she wanted to turn around. It took more than three hours in all, with a few stops. She had insisted on riding her purple bicycle with 12" wheels, rather than her 16" wheel bicycle, which fits her better and lets her go a bit faster.