08-09-2004, 04:08 AM
I feel your pain. I started ice skating when I was 12 and got thrown into a class with all those 5 year olds. It was so embarrassing when I couldn't figure out how to go backwards near the end of the class and all the other kids were skating circles around me.
The funny thing is that I was put in charge of all the little kids for the big ice show at the end of the year just because I was older. The whole thing was a disaster.
At least I got over the falling down part and I still enjoy strapping the skates on from time to time even if I can't go backwards. Stick with it. Get used to the embarassment. If you didn't start right after you learned to walk then you will always have little kids skating circles around you.
The funny thing is that I was put in charge of all the little kids for the big ice show at the end of the year just because I was older. The whole thing was a disaster.
At least I got over the falling down part and I still enjoy strapping the skates on from time to time even if I can't go backwards. Stick with it. Get used to the embarassment. If you didn't start right after you learned to walk then you will always have little kids skating circles around you.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.