Riding a Bike

Some things you only get to do a few times in the course of a lifetime. Helping your child learn to ride a bike is one of them - holding onto the bicycle seat and pushing/guiding/balancing from behind. I remember countless attempts when I ran along behind pushing his bicycle. I was huffing and puffing while he wobbled left and right, not quite able to balance and ride on his own just yet.  And then, one day, in the blink of an eye, he could ride; in that instant his body and mind understood balance and momentum and how to achieve it consistently. Never again would I hear the words, "push me daddy, push me more."  Never again would I huff and puff and sweat running behind him. Like so many events in a parent's life, I didn't know it was over until it was over - and then there was no going back - no way to unring the bell, no do-overs.