photo jason failing kids home great things kids piles love snuggles shelves shelves books games healthy interesting food conversation call sporting approach family we're family who's playing catch working hand-eye coordination basketball hoop affixed garage growing we're family biking park soccer ball football we're family biking park yummy picnic books frisbee counts topic question pretty soccer love easy coasting focused steering honest thought kids love music creative play enjoy biking hiking gardening camping made point kind parent pushes kids feel naturally compelled kids coasting encouraging girls artsy things naturally love started panic girls swim fish team sports they're loss throw catch swing ball dribble basketball mocked feel inadequate rest lives star played tennis softball growing join game family reunion church picnic feeling humiliated girls thing years attempting work skills encouraging team sport littlest daughter woke fact issue issue early fall starting grade told good eight-year-old actor writer scientist artist find laughable managed swallow laugh maternal protest rose surface asked questions listened quickly learned good perspective rooted playground learned soccer playing gymnastics practicing recess felt watch participate delicate parenting moments wanted reach magic child-rearing manual published crystal ball wing usual true parental love teamwork balance hand kids feel great long life comparing comparing type talent widely respected type athletic hand realistic kids compare part human part adolescent human realize amount well-intended words coming mouth glad learning play piano learning ball lots kids impressed writing abilities convince girls simply terms inside carefully walked line told good sport perfectly valid life deep devote time energy learning gymnastics soccer told story artist made participate teams older brother made miserable experience told wanted find sport work team knew fully capable gave mind speech giving good find felt jason commit working supporting endeavor thought told wanted learn play soccer jason started regularly taking yard kicking ball occurred favorite babysitters played college-level soccer hired teach techniques week fall watched blossom skill confidence back lessons played coach teaching learning taking deep breath today soccer practice park district team she's brimming excitement signed weeks wearing soccer jersey shorts shin guards running practice dribbling kicking chance part worried protective ends feeling worse experience who's playing soccer kindergarten frustrating quit bigger part excited filled anticipation possibility exciting soccer thing we're learn lots great life-applicable conversations taste soccer thing 