Michelle brought her two youngest boys here to take swimming lessons for a week in June. They had a great experience. The teacher had a trampoline right next to the pool that the kids could jump from into the pool. William was trying to get up the courage to do it.
You may remember one of my "Grandma's Stories" where I talked about trying to get up the courage to jump off of the diving board in the Blacker's pool next door to us when I was a little girl. I was so scared. But the tipping point came when Janis Blacker said she would give me the Barbie outfit I loved if I would jump right now. I did it and I loved it! I just kept doing it I loved it so much.
I read that story to William. I told him that if he would jump from the trampoline the next day I would buy him some Pokemon cards that he was wishing for. We looked on Amazon and found just the ones he wanted. He said he would do it.
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| This is the Barbie outfit I jumped for. |
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| Sure enough! The next day he did it! |
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| I am so very proud of him for overcoming his fear. Just like me, he wanted to do it over and over again. When he got home, we ordered the Poke'mon cards. |
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| A few days after they got home, his Poke'mon cards came. His mom sent me the picture. He was so happy! |
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