All summer long I have tried to convince Noah to go off the diving board. On July 4th he went off the diving board at our friends house, but still has never used the driving boards at the public pools. Today we went to the Skyline pool and once again I tried every attempt to convince him! I bribed him with money $1...even $5! Every attempt failed, he would respond "No thanks!"or "Nah. I don't want to."or "Not today." Too funny! Finally, I tried bribing him with a red box rental! I could tell that this sparked his interest. I went with it "Noah. You can pick the movie out and we will watch it tonight!" He was slightly hesitant but agreed. We stood in line together. He told me he wanted me to go off the diving board after he did. I anxiously waited and watched as he confidently walked to the edge of the board, jumped a few times and bounded into the water! After that he went again and again and again, (had to stop when the pool closed)! Words can't describe how proud I am of this boy. I knew he could do it! It was just a matter of confidence. Noah's little personality is fun to figure out. I always joke with people that I don't have to worry about peer pressure issues with him. He is definitely not going to do anything he doesn't want to do or anything he thinks is dumb. Noah does things when he is good and ready, and with confidence!
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