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Saturday, September 15, 2012

Ping Pong Squash



Little Boy loathes jogging.  It's my fault really. I didn't follow any of the advice in Petunia's Book to get him to WANT to jog. I forced jogging upon him in one form or another. I didn't give him ANY choice. He had to jog. Full stop. Come on... Petunia's motivation strategies take time, effort and self-control. Being entirely human, I sometimes just wanna veg out and let myself go.

"When I tell you to jog, you go and jog!" yelled I... too often.

"I don't know why, Mom. I just hate jogging," confessed he.

At 12, Little Boy is as tall as I am. My size intimidates him no longer. Increasingly, he just digs his heels in and won't jog. Typical teenager. Sullen and stubborn. He begins to rebel and stake out his own space, on his own terms and there is NOTHING I can do to make him jog. Even the sport Little Boy loves is a quiet and controlled one - shooting. To shoot well, you need focus and concentration. Sure! After 2 hours of shooting practice, he stinks of dried perspiration. His thigh and arm muscles are well-toned. But shooting is no aerobic exercise. Little Boy won't jog.

Oh well... better he rebel on this issue than on matters like Drugs and Sex and I Don't Wanna Go to School. But I absolutely abhor the notion that he will grow into Fat Potato Milk Boy - fat, flabby and pale skinned. I've been proposing walks in Botanic Gardens, cycling, trekking just to get Little Boy away from his books and into God's spaces. That means Fat Potato Me has to go along.

So, I was most pleased to hit on the idea of Ping Pong Squash. Little Boy and The Husband can go it together whilst I lounge lazily on my bed. Tee hee!

8 comments:

Open Kitchen Concept said...

Hehe, I hate jogging too, Little Boy!

Petunia Lee said...

I think Little Boy will like you.

My Sinfonia said...

so do i...I hate jogging too. I can't run a mile to save myself!

Wen-ai said...

Wah... Little Boy is not little anymore. What happened to the little boy who was finding eggs in the video that you took at Sinfonia's place??!!?? Geez... kids grow up that fast huh? *run and go hug my Beanie before she grows up too*

Petunia Lee said...

Wen-Ai... yeah... where did my Little One go? He now wears same size shoes as his Dad.

Petunia Lee said...

Sinfonia - ahhhhh... but you DANCE!!

Celine said...

Oh! Little Boy is as little as I imagined him to be.

My Medium Boy is experiencing a growth spurt. His pj pant legs seem to be shorter everytime I look....

*runs to hug Medium Boy and Small Boy before they grow into tall boys*

Petunia Lee said...

Celine - Yeah... hug them! Huge them tight!