It was such an emotional downer. I was bummed for 2 days, thinking, “loser mom, loser mom.” I now realize that it was the teachers’ there that could’ve been a whole helluva lot kinder, you know?

I feel your pain. He never wanted to go back ,either.

And that instructor with you and Viv? Just a bit snotty to say, “a friend or something” . Hello? How about the little girl’s daddy, as in, the butt kickin’ awesome HAWT daddy MP??” How did you ever stop yourself from saying, “Oh, she has a daddy alright, the MacDaddy of ‘em all!”

Going away baking, thank you very much.

I had worn black jeans…and you could see black skid marks all around the rink where I had gone a foot, then slammed to my knees. Oh….And my feet were so big, that I got men’s hockey skates. Not ice skating skates. I had no toe pick for leverage. The photos the group leader took are actually pretty funny. I am being held up by this itty bitty girl (my friend) as I clutch and grab wildly for the railing.

Then a snarky 7 year old came up to me and told me my skates were laced up wrong. Pfft. Whatever, at least I have front teeth.

I’m sorry this went badly for you & Viv. Maybe she’ll forget.

You don’t have to be a pro to help her get up or stay up, you just have to remind yourself how to keep your own balance. You can do it, but I understand how it might be difficult to find the time to get out on the ice and try it alone.

Do they have big 5 gallon buckets at the rink?? That’s what they use to teach the little ones at our rink. She could take a bucket and you could do a warmup lap or two and remind those muscles what they need to do.

Don’t give up, you can do it!!