The Miss was beside herself, when Rockstar came in bearing his new blue-red belt and head guard. It’s not easy being 3.5, when minimum age requirement to start taekwondo lessons is 4; the Miss goes through periods of asking every day if she is 4 yet…… before despairing (again) of ever turning 4 and drowning her sorrows in light sabers and ninja weapons. We told Rockstar this on the way home from grading that night:
And so this. (Note not just her delighted face but Rockstar quietly melting in the background because he thinks she’s cute)
Rockstar put that on her… and then she didn’t take it off til bedtime. Overheard:
Miss: <quietly, seriously> Can I have your old belts too?
Rockstar: <pause> No, those you have to earn on your own. …But you’ll love them even more. A-and, you can start practicing now, even before you’re 4!
(Miss squeals in delight.)
Also why Rockstar is walking to the bus stop for school the next morning looking like this.
He didn’t get to wear his headgear for the rest of the first night ;D
The more I read of Rockstar’s interactions with the little miss, it reminds me of me with my own brother. I took taekwondo lessons with my bro and naturally being tiny, he worried about me getting hurt but when I showed that I could do sparing really well, he relaxed a little
Awww that’s so sweet!!! Bet he gave you lotsa coaching at home too…
Congrats to Rockstar for getting his new belt! Rockstar will be Miss Rockstar’s very personal taekwondo instructor = both very happy.
Miss Rockstar is cute in the headgear and I can imagine her doing taekwondo when she is 4, cuteness to the max. 🙂
She does these crazy kicking/punching-while-running-on-the-spot moves too… never actually hits anything but is very enthusiastic about trying!