You're not 8 any more. You're 14. Learn to tie your own skates.
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| This doesn't look cute after 8 |
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| At 14, you're Old Enough to use a Lace Hook. |
Good, that's out of my system.
And just for all the parents that will write in with their excuses, unless it's a Special Skater, you have to have a really good reason to get a bye when your kid is 14.
From the age of 10, I was able to tack up a full sized horse (including tightening the girth, and putting on the bridle) and shift cattle from one field to another. Your teenager can learn to tie a pair of boots.
What she said!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a New Yorker. I could take the subway to high school by 12. At 14, there is no reason for a skater not to be able to tie up his/her own skates. Grow a pair kids!
ReplyDeleteWhat's worse is when the kid sits there on their phone while the parent is tying the boots.
DeleteI just don't get why the parents do it.
This is my goal for the summer-to get my DD (14) to tie her own darn skates. Now that we've bought custom skates to accommodate her foot deformity it should be doable. I hadn't thought about getting a lace hook-how useful are they? I don't use one.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a lace hook before. Stop trying to fill up my bag and empty my wallet! DDD:
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