Of all the sports for her to choose...ICE SKATING?

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This past Wednesday, my wife and I took our daughter ice skating for the first time. We thought it would be a great little family adventure. Well, it didn't go as well as I had hoped. She was very fearful and clung to either me, her mother, or the wall. She got so frustrated that she sat down on the ice and cried. I picked her up and took her off the ice and into the sitting area. We talked to her for a little while to calm her down. Well, while we were talking to her, one of the older girls who had been skating for eight years came over and asked if she could talk to Katy. She explained to Katy that it takes a lot of practice and that she still would fall sometimes. She talked to Katy for quite some time and by the end of the conversation, Katy felt so much better. To be honest, she felt so much better that she begged us to let her take lessons to become a great ice skater. Of course we agreed. Today was her first class day and I cannot even begin to describe how wonderful she did. She went out onto the ice with amazing confidence and on the one time that she fell, she laughed, picked herself back up, and kept on going. Most of the time, she kept insisting that she skate on her own. She wanted to try everything. Another figure skater saw Katy trying very hard and took an interest in her. They spent the next 4 hours skating together. It was incredible. The skater (Simarrah) said that she had great potential, the couch said she had great stage presence, and the rink wants to sponsor her in the future. Of all the sports to choose, I never would have guessed that she would be so keen on ice skating. All I have to say is...WOW!