So this blog post will be totally out of order of all the rest but it's one 
of those that you have to type in the moment or the feelings get lost somewhere. Today was Emma's Taekwondo test for blue belt. It will be her last. She's made the decision to stop taking these classes and start up something new. This has been a hard decision for her and a hard decision for me to watch her make because it's the end of something special. It started off with good friends and a fun time and then we moved and it changed into a rewarding thing for Emma. Eventually some of those friends dropped out and time has passed and we are moving on. Ok so sorry that was me rambling....The reason for this post was to share how proud I was of my daughter today. During her testing time she got kicked pretty soundly in the face. Her test had just begun and she was doing fairly well keeping her hands up and blocking the other persons attack. The other person was a red belt and way more aggressive than Emma but she was holding her own and getting in some really good moves as well. Then she got kicked. The boy said he was sorry and he real was. At first I thought Emma would be able to shake it off. She kinda stood there stunned for a second and shook her head and then I think it was because the boy said he was sorry that she started to loose it! She totally held it in though. She stood there and composed herself through her wanting to cry kept going with the test. It was so hard on her. I watched her lip quivering as she held it together and wouldn't let one tear drop from her eyes. She had a hard time recovering and as a mother I wanted to scream at her instructor to stop the test and let her have a break but of course I didn't. I don't think he saw what happened he just saw that Emma was having a hard time and so he finally switched her with someone that was only holding a pad and not sparring. Oh my baby! Then instead of letting her come get a drink of water like the others had when they finished he had them move on to Palgwe's and then still without a drink they all had to line up and get their scores. She stood there at attention with her lip still quivering and her whole body shaking still holding it together instead of breaking apart. I of course was teary eyed for her! I'm so proud of her! For people like Emma and I it's so hard to not break down and cry sometimes. Sometimes it is the hardest thing in the world to keep going, sometimes through the tears and sometimes to hold back the tears. I know that was a huge huge step for her today and again I'm so proud of her!
of those that you have to type in the moment or the feelings get lost somewhere. Today was Emma's Taekwondo test for blue belt. It will be her last. She's made the decision to stop taking these classes and start up something new. This has been a hard decision for her and a hard decision for me to watch her make because it's the end of something special. It started off with good friends and a fun time and then we moved and it changed into a rewarding thing for Emma. Eventually some of those friends dropped out and time has passed and we are moving on. Ok so sorry that was me rambling....The reason for this post was to share how proud I was of my daughter today. During her testing time she got kicked pretty soundly in the face. Her test had just begun and she was doing fairly well keeping her hands up and blocking the other persons attack. The other person was a red belt and way more aggressive than Emma but she was holding her own and getting in some really good moves as well. Then she got kicked. The boy said he was sorry and he real was. At first I thought Emma would be able to shake it off. She kinda stood there stunned for a second and shook her head and then I think it was because the boy said he was sorry that she started to loose it! She totally held it in though. She stood there and composed herself through her wanting to cry kept going with the test. It was so hard on her. I watched her lip quivering as she held it together and wouldn't let one tear drop from her eyes. She had a hard time recovering and as a mother I wanted to scream at her instructor to stop the test and let her have a break but of course I didn't. I don't think he saw what happened he just saw that Emma was having a hard time and so he finally switched her with someone that was only holding a pad and not sparring. Oh my baby! Then instead of letting her come get a drink of water like the others had when they finished he had them move on to Palgwe's and then still without a drink they all had to line up and get their scores. She stood there at attention with her lip still quivering and her whole body shaking still holding it together instead of breaking apart. I of course was teary eyed for her! I'm so proud of her! For people like Emma and I it's so hard to not break down and cry sometimes. Sometimes it is the hardest thing in the world to keep going, sometimes through the tears and sometimes to hold back the tears. I know that was a huge huge step for her today and again I'm so proud of her!
1 comment:
Hooray for Emma! I think I would have crumpled and bawled . . . but I wouldn't have made it to the blue belt test, either. : ) Tell her she's tougher than I am!
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