Mom Learns to Stand at the Window

In this column, Mrs Neu, writing as Lucy Robertson, learns to let go and support six-year old Charlie, aka my brother, as he set forth to learn a new skill: how to roller skate.

Mom was prone to run after my brother, shouting: "Yikes, watch out for that rock! Slow down! Be careful! CAREFUL! You're going to fall ...Don't go so fast."

To which my brother responded: "Your attitude is not helping me one bit!"

Mom eventually got it and realized that sometimes it's best to just "stand at the window and wave."   

And my brother did learn to skate. Happy Birthday, John.