I.. I can't do it. I can't talk myself out of it.

Talk yourself out of what?

Taking care of her

Taking care of who? Did something happen to your mom??

No. Not my mom. Or Lucy. They're both fine.

So… huh. Do you need help?

In 20 years from you now? Yeah possibly. Definitely.

I’m not sure if I should be offended that me now isn’t enough, or not.

It's a future problem. I'm having this crisis in 2043

So…. How do you know about it now?

Can you somehow talk to your future self??

Because I'm... Back home?

Yup, I’m super confused. Uh… look up my future self?

I.. I can't do it. I can't talk myself out of it.

Talk yourself out of what?

Taking care of her

Taking care of who? Did something happen to your mom??

No. Not my mom. Or Lucy. They're both fine.

So… huh. Do you need help?

In 20 years from you now? Yeah possibly. Definitely.

I’m not sure if I should be offended that me now isn’t enough, or not.

It's a future problem. I'm having this crisis in 2043

So…. How do you know about it now?

Can you somehow talk to your future self??

I.. I can't do it. I can't talk myself out of it.

Talk yourself out of what?

Taking care of her

Taking care of who? Did something happen to your mom??

No. Not my mom. Or Lucy. They're both fine.

So… huh. Do you need help?

In 20 years from you now? Yeah possibly. Definitely.

I’m not sure if I should be offended that me now isn’t enough, or not.

I.. I can't do it. I can't talk myself out of it.

Talk yourself out of what?

Taking care of her

Taking care of who? Did something happen to your mom??

No. Not my mom. Or Lucy. They're both fine.

So… huh. Do you need help?

I.. I can't do it. I can't talk myself out of it.

Talk yourself out of what?

Taking care of her

Taking care of who? Did something happen to your mom??

I.. I can't do it. I can't talk myself out of it.

Talk yourself out of what?

// Anyone want to write my coversheet for me? cos I have literally zero charisma

// What do you need done?

I'm gonna have to tag team the mom with this kid. It's not getting through to her

Have you tried not being subtle? I haven’t the foggiest what’s going on, but if subtle doesn’t work, usually the metaphorical sledgehammer will.

"ma'am, it's not that your child isn't good at gymnastics. It's that she won't reach her full potential as she doesn't enjoy it. She's going to be miserable and have no real drive. Let her pick her own hobby so she'll succeed and have fun"

…. Do you want me to come over and do it? I don’t know this woman. I can… uh… try to be the bad guy?

Are you giving lessons now?

Sorry. Was running around a bit.

No I wasn't giving lessons at the time. And she's not the kind to necessarily take a strangers opinion on her kid.

Although she'll give hers to others. Go figure

Oh, she’s one of those. I think you can feel my eye roll from there.

Shame about the lessons. I was going to ask if you’d consider private lessons for adults.

I'm not opposed? Right now I'm just lending a hand in the kid classes between training

That sounds fun, at the very least. Kids are funny.

So, what exactly would private lessons run a girl?

High end is $75 an hour here. But I also know you and am not officially a coach so ..

If nothing else, it would be fun.

I'm gonna have to tag team the mom with this kid. It's not getting through to her

Have you tried not being subtle? I haven’t the foggiest what’s going on, but if subtle doesn’t work, usually the metaphorical sledgehammer will.

"ma'am, it's not that your child isn't good at gymnastics. It's that she won't reach her full potential as she doesn't enjoy it. She's going to be miserable and have no real drive. Let her pick her own hobby so she'll succeed and have fun"

…. Do you want me to come over and do it? I don’t know this woman. I can… uh… try to be the bad guy?

Are you giving lessons now?

Sorry. Was running around a bit.

No I wasn't giving lessons at the time. And she's not the kind to necessarily take a strangers opinion on her kid.

Although she'll give hers to others. Go figure

Oh, she’s one of those. I think you can feel my eye roll from there.

Shame about the lessons. I was going to ask if you’d consider private lessons for adults.

I'm not opposed? Right now I'm just lending a hand in the kid classes between training

That sounds fun, at the very least. Kids are funny.

So, what exactly would private lessons run a girl?

I'm gonna have to tag team the mom with this kid. It's not getting through to her

Have you tried not being subtle? I haven’t the foggiest what’s going on, but if subtle doesn’t work, usually the metaphorical sledgehammer will.

"ma'am, it's not that your child isn't good at gymnastics. It's that she won't reach her full potential as she doesn't enjoy it. She's going to be miserable and have no real drive. Let her pick her own hobby so she'll succeed and have fun"

…. Do you want me to come over and do it? I don’t know this woman. I can… uh… try to be the bad guy?

Are you giving lessons now?

Sorry. Was running around a bit.

No I wasn't giving lessons at the time. And she's not the kind to necessarily take a strangers opinion on her kid.

Although she'll give hers to others. Go figure

Oh, she’s one of those. I think you can feel my eye roll from there.

Shame about the lessons. I was going to ask if you’d consider private lessons for adults.

I'm gonna have to tag team the mom with this kid. It's not getting through to her

Have you tried not being subtle? I haven’t the foggiest what’s going on, but if subtle doesn’t work, usually the metaphorical sledgehammer will.

"ma'am, it's not that your child isn't good at gymnastics. It's that she won't reach her full potential as she doesn't enjoy it. She's going to be miserable and have no real drive. Let her pick her own hobby so she'll succeed and have fun"

…. Do you want me to come over and do it? I don’t know this woman. I can… uh… try to be the bad guy?

Are you giving lessons now?

I'm gonna have to tag team the mom with this kid. It's not getting through to her

Have you tried not being subtle? I haven’t the foggiest what’s going on, but if subtle doesn’t work, usually the metaphorical sledgehammer will.

"ma'am, it's not that your child isn't good at gymnastics. It's that she won't reach her full potential as she doesn't enjoy it. She's going to be miserable and have no real drive. Let her pick her own hobby so she'll succeed and have fun"

Exactly! Maybe ask her if she’s actually asked her own child what the kid likes?

I'm gonna have to tag team the mom with this kid. It's not getting through to her

Have you tried not being subtle? I haven’t the foggiest what’s going on, but if subtle doesn’t work, usually the metaphorical sledgehammer will.

Send me a '★' and I will tell you how my character feels about yours.

I asked her. She wants to play a sport with a ball. She doesn't want to flip.

You make it sound like there are issues.

At the moment, the only thing in common is the class. Which she doesn't like. She has friends but they love being there, she doesn't

I mean… don’t kids usually not like class? I thought that was a kid thing?

I asked her. She wants to play a sport with a ball. She doesn't want to flip.

You make it sound like there are issues.

I asked her. She wants to play a sport with a ball. She doesn't want to flip.

Ahhh…. The game of Sportsball. Has she decided which one she likes?

She isn't too picky. She likes the running. Throwing. So like, basketball, softball, volleyball even. She'd probably love soccer if she just likes running more than anything

The good news is that, allegedly, there are youth sports for kids outside of school. So, she can try a few!

This is already an out of school sport

Good for her! Social interaction! Or something.

Ehhhhh

Why ehhhh? Is that not a good thing?

She's at this class early in the mornings when possible, then after school as well. There's no real social interaction happening. She has friends but she's struggling with the activity and I can tell that's a barrier

But…. There’s other kids there, right? Is she not connecting with the other small people?