I May Have Gone Too Far With My Grandkids' Game

Anonymous Impish Schemer #415 · General

So, last weekend my grandkids came over. They are such wonderful children and I just adore them so much. We were playing a guessing game where they had to pick out the right card from a deck of pictures. It was supposed to be fun but one of the cards showed a kid riding a skateboard in a skate park. Well, you know how it goes, kids love everything that involves wheels and speed. I told them I'd never been on a skateboard before, even though it's true. They looked at me like I had two heads, how could someone their age's grandma not have ever tried one? So, after some encouragement from them, I decided to give it a try in the local skate park. We drove there and they seemed so excited for me. Now here's where things got a little hairy. As soon as we arrived, I saw this big ramp and thought, 'Well, if you're going to do something, you might as well go all out.' So, I put on the helmet and tried climbing up it. My grandkids were cheering me on from below, but let's face it, they were probably just doing what any kid would do, wanting their grandma to impress them. I made a mistake though. I was so focused on getting to the top that I didn't notice the other skateboarders around me, especially one who wasn't watching where he was going and bumped into my back as I started to slide down the ramp. Of course, I lost control right then and there and ended up in quite a heap at the bottom of the ramp. My grandkids were okay, they laughed but also checked on me if I needed help getting up. They were so sweet about it, telling me jokes and making sure I was fine. But here's what got to me: after that little accident, one of them asked, 'So grandma, can you try the ramp again now?' And then another said they couldn't wait until next weekend when we could go back. I'm torn between feeling proud for trying something new and a bit guilty about scaring my grandkids just a little. It wasn't intentional; I guess I was in too much of a rush to impress them. But it got me thinking, is there more to be careful about with what we do when they're around? Sometimes the line between being adventurous and setting bad examples can get blurry.