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Friday, February 26, 2010

The Lydster, Part 71: Hiding Less

Making her own kind of music


The daughter has had this habit of getting all shy, even around people that she has met repeatedly, such as folks in church choir and in church generally. We had hoped that she would outgrow this, and it seems to be starting to happen.

I wonder if it's the ballet lessons she started taking last fall. Now, let me be very clear that Lydia taking ballet is strictly her idea. Her mother and I are rather agnostic on this issue; we certainly aren't the kind of parents to push her into performing. The first time she mentioned it, it was merely talk, I think. But she persisted in asking, and now once a week for 45 minutes, she's in a class with other girls of her age and experience. They had a "performance" a few weeks ago which I went to; it mostly involved showing a few positions and few moves, but it was a pleasant enough experience.


Coming in from the cold


The other experience that seems to have helped her in church choir. She and five other girls sang in front of the church just before Christmas. I would have bet money that she would have bailed, but not only did she stand there, she actually sang out.

It could just be greater security from going to kindergarten, but whatever it is, I'm in favor.



Time to go home - on the road again

ROG
First picture by Uthaclena
Other pictures by Sprylet

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dear Roger and Carol, I thought I'd try to catch up with you via this space..it's the only place I can see a picture of Lydia (hint, hint) i.e. another yr., no Christmas card. Please get in touch via emaillll kmck113@verizon.net..I have some news to share and Emily is a Senior at NYU..can you believe it? Love, Kathy