Rite Of Passage

R&S Exteriors

Last week my 5 year old son asked me, on the phone at work, if I would take the training wheels off his bike. He said "Dad I want to try riding with only two wheels. So I cleared my schedule, on the construction side, yesterday and today. I let him help me take off the wheels and we were ready. We spent a few hours with me running behind him helping him yesterday. He fell a few times, but got right back on. This morning we went outside and I was prepared to start another day of running behind helping him when he got on and just took off by himself.

I guess taking off the trainging wheels is a "Rite of Passage" for kids. I had mixed feelings. I was enormously proud of him for getting back on the bike when he would fall until he could do it on his own, but I was also jsut a bit sad seeing my "baby boy" grow up so fast. Seems like we just brought him home from the hospital the other day. Time really does fly. Maybe it's just that we waited so long to have a child and I'll be turning 40 soon.

Anyways I love being a Dad and can't wait to teach him the trade.He already loves to follow me around and hammer nails, etc.

Tom R

Congrag, R&S, - - he sounds smart, adventurous, and independent, - - he'll do well!!