And gracious in how he responds to things? Or to be worried that there's something else going on with him and I have nfi what it is?
Ds1 is 8. He absolutely loves cars and he's seen an advert on the television for live motor racing this afternoon on Motors TV. I hear them mention it's from Castle Combe, and realise we can get there in reasonably quick time. Ligthtbulb goes on. (I didn't mention it at the time as wanted to check with dh first).
This morning when he gets up I say "Hey - you know that racing you want to watch this afternoon? Well how about going to see it live?" And for a fleeting second his whole face lights up.
And then he crumples. Almost to tears. And out come the excuses and the "I'll go if I have to, if you want me to" kind of statements. And I have no idea why.
I ask if he's scared of anything. So far he's come up with what if a car crashes in front of him and he gets hit with debris, and there'll be lots of people there so he's bound to get lost, and that he doesn't want to go in the paddock to meet the drivers because he's too shy.
They sound like completely freakig ridiculous made up reasons to me. I don't get it. I'm pretty sure if I'd had an offer like that at his age I'd have been thrilled, and that certainly appeared to be his initial reaction.
I'm pretty incredibly certain he'll love it if he goes. WIBU to make him go anyway?! Would just be him and dh btw, ds2 too small to go.
Gah. I dunno. I'm just a bit worried about my boy.