Stay at Home Athletes
26/03/08 08:40 Filed in: Rantin'
I'm not concerned with the scientific validity of the
idea, weight vs. strength, vs. endurance, vs.
flexibility, vs....... I just love the story. As I
write this my five year old has her upper body
balanced on the kitchen table, and is extending her
lower body out to a fully horizontal position
repeatedly, while eating toast.
I found a link that discusses this story here and I was surprised by the tone of the conversation. As someone who chases two small children around all day I have to say, while I do my best to anticipate their needs and keep half a step beside them, there is no way I could match their activities or the pace at which they do them. I have suggested on numerous occasions that someone should invent a Toddler Wheel, as in hamster wheel for children, and then attach a some batteries to it and harness the power created. My wife keeps telling me that that would be cruel, I kinda think they would have a ball. Like those merry-go -rounds they used to have at playgrounds, who didn't love those! Hook up some kind of power converter and voila! cheap power. Ok, Ok, kids aren't cheap but you get the idea.
After being at home full time for over a year now I like to think I've learned a few things, how to function on 4-5 hours of sleep, fruit juice and orange juice are NOT the same thing, and sometimes it's better to just let them wear their pajamas.
I found a link that discusses this story here and I was surprised by the tone of the conversation. As someone who chases two small children around all day I have to say, while I do my best to anticipate their needs and keep half a step beside them, there is no way I could match their activities or the pace at which they do them. I have suggested on numerous occasions that someone should invent a Toddler Wheel, as in hamster wheel for children, and then attach a some batteries to it and harness the power created. My wife keeps telling me that that would be cruel, I kinda think they would have a ball. Like those merry-go -rounds they used to have at playgrounds, who didn't love those! Hook up some kind of power converter and voila! cheap power. Ok, Ok, kids aren't cheap but you get the idea.
After being at home full time for over a year now I like to think I've learned a few things, how to function on 4-5 hours of sleep, fruit juice and orange juice are NOT the same thing, and sometimes it's better to just let them wear their pajamas.