NO GUTS, NO GLORY
At the park today my kids were playing with some other youngsters who chanted “no guts, no glory!” as they performed their feats of derring-do.
“You know it, girl!” their mother encouraged.
I’ve never taught that phrase to Tigger, but it could still be her personal motto. This child lives for novelty, excitement, and bragging rights. She will take on any reasonable challenge, and she inevitably triumphs.
I say “reasonable” challenge, because she’s smart. She doesn’t like to get hurt. She gauges risks and acts accordingly.
On another park outing, we watched a pack of teenaged boys flying around the ramps and jumps at the local skateboard park. We also watched them crash and burn. A lot. Without helmets, pads, or protective gear of any kind.
“Mommy,” Tigger asked, “how come there are only boys skateboarding here? Are girls even allowed to do it?”
“They’re allowed,” I explained, “but they don’t want to. Girls are too smart to hurl their bodies into the concrete like those boys are doing.”
Watching a young man skid across the hard, hard ground on his bare back, Tigger winced and agreed.
Back to today… Along with her speech therapist, Tigger gave a presentation to her 1st and 2nd grade class about stuttering. Doing the presentation was her idea, and she spent weeks preparing for it. I had warned her that drawing attention to her stuttering might cause her peers to tease her, but she was unconcerned. Tigger has absolute confidence in her coolness.
The presentation went off without a hitch, in spite of an invasion by a bug large enough to make the teacher scream. Tigger rolled with the interruption and got right back to business.
When I was eight years old, no force on Earth would have caused me to stand in the spotlight like that. I am in awe of Tigger’s bravery, pluck, and resolve.
She’s got the guts, and she earns her glory. Rock on, baby girl.
The first of many proud moments, I’m sure!I’m not talking to my two this evening as they pissed me off by punching each other repeatedly on the way to our car after dinner! I’m sure they will do something tommorow to make me proud…(Heck I was proud before they began bruising each others arms like idiots!) lol
I am not surprised at all at your daughter’s guts and bravery. I have always heard that people who stutter can become outstanding public speakers. She is definitely in that category.
Moses stuttered too, you know!
That’s a cute story. Some little girls are just born with a certain something. She sounds cute.
Bravo for Tigger!
My kind of girl. Yay for Tigger!
Tigger sounds to me like a very well composed little lady. You have done well with her. Congrats and thank you for your comment !
Tigger personifies no guts no glory. Those skaters with no gear on probably personify another of my mother’s old sayings…”No sense, no feeling.” This was usually used (complete with eye-roll) whenever myself or my brothers had been particularly foolhardy climbing trees etc! Not much sympathy in our house for anything less than a severed limb or at the very least a broken bone.
way to go mom.
You know she’ll be kick-butt when she get older….even more so than now. That’s a brave little chickie.
Eight years old, huh? When I grow up I wanna be like your daughter.
What a little champion you have there! If she has all that get-go now she’ll be a winner in adulthood. Wow!
“Girls are too smart to hurl their bodies into the concrete like those boys are doing.”Haha, so true.Cute kid
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That is awesome, her giving a speech. I think speech therapist are the greatest. My son had speech therapy when he was in the younger grades and now he speaks flawlessly. He even likes giving talks in front of the class. I think there is something about going through that, that gives them confidence or something.
Awww… my 18 dd has a moderate stuttering problem…thank God she’s always gone to private school where they made the kids do 10 million oral reports from K on up…so she got very comfortable speaking/debating in class…:)
Yer daughter has got the right attitude…:)
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Right on!No guts, no story too.
Yay, Tigger. 🙂
like mother like daughter…
That is cool to watch your child succeed.
I hate to see kids skateboard or ride bikes without helmets.
Whoo Hooo Tigger!!!!! Yay to you , Mom for having such a confidant child!
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Your daughter sounds cool.
haha, love that line, “hurl bodies into…”
Good to hear she likes to stand up front. Ya never know when she may need to do that. 🙂
God love your little one! I’m so proud of her!
I was always one for the spotlight, if a music-hall act called a child up I was there, I even blacked the eye of the real child planted to go on stage once!
good for your little girl!
Great work! You are one proud parent. Your Child will definitely be very proactive.
Yup, girls sure are too smart for that skateboard martyrdom. Bet that statistically more boys have ER visits than girls do! heh heh
RYC: I’m pretty sure I’ve seen “Connie” on the Spike Network at 3:00 a.m. between an advertisement for Girls Gone Wild and Orange County Biker Babes.