I remember ice skating as kid. One evening, I believe it was, there was a middle aged woman that was trying to learn to skate. She kept alling down. Finally she had had enough and just laid there on the ice. I skated over with some of my friends and told her she couldn’t just lay there; some one would run into her and she definitely was going to get wet and cold. We offered to help her up and pull her over the warming house where she could be safe and take her skates off. She took us up on the offer. I imagine she took her skates down to the local Ace Hardware stor and traded them in for something else.
We were lower middle class as I was growing up, but Mom and Dad made sure we 3 girls had ice skates. My friends and I were fortunate—we had a creek, 2 ponds, and the Sandusky River to skate on—all within walking distance! God, what fun. No fancy moves but lots of creativity, LOL. Sometimes one person would skate and do some “interpretive skating” while the rest of us sang a song. Two songs I remember singing are Smoke On the Water by Deep Purple and Paper Roses by Marie Osmond! LOL x 1000! Oh, and Crack the Whip skating was incredible!
allen@home over 1 year ago
Shouldn’t the coach be out there with Zoe. Helping keep her balance ?
ꜝ over 1 year ago
maybe next year she’ll ask Santa for a pony, like a normal 10 year-old
Cornelius Noodleman over 1 year ago
She’d be better at Roller Derby.
Templo S.U.D. over 1 year ago
Perhaps ice skating isn’t for Zoe. Roller/inline skating might be.
GirlGeek Premium Member over 1 year ago
She does not want to ice skate
iggyman over 1 year ago
Sorry, panel 2 is great!
GerryRoss over 1 year ago
Cue The Surfaris’ “Wipeout”.
goboboyd over 1 year ago
Don’t worry. It more graceful when you tank in a tutu.
ctolson over 1 year ago
I remember ice skating as kid. One evening, I believe it was, there was a middle aged woman that was trying to learn to skate. She kept alling down. Finally she had had enough and just laid there on the ice. I skated over with some of my friends and told her she couldn’t just lay there; some one would run into her and she definitely was going to get wet and cold. We offered to help her up and pull her over the warming house where she could be safe and take her skates off. She took us up on the offer. I imagine she took her skates down to the local Ace Hardware stor and traded them in for something else.
John Jorgensen over 1 year ago
That’s probably not uncommon for the first lesson. I really don’t know, but I would think so.
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
Sports mothers and Stage mothers. Two of life’s greatest mysteries and two of life’s greatest annoyances.
Frank Burns Eats Worms over 1 year ago
I think Zoe’s finally gone over the edge!!
198.23.5.11 over 1 year ago
Ralph Kramden on roller skates—-kiddie version
Aladar30 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Zoe seems so scared. Probably too much scared for a second lesson.
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs over 1 year ago
Not looking promising.
gopher gofer over 1 year ago
never did learn to use hockey skates. probably the only kid around who was playing pond in the woods hockey on figure skates…
Gordette over 1 year ago
Gordette less than a minute ago
We were lower middle class as I was growing up, but Mom and Dad made sure we 3 girls had ice skates. My friends and I were fortunate—we had a creek, 2 ponds, and the Sandusky River to skate on—all within walking distance! God, what fun. No fancy moves but lots of creativity, LOL. Sometimes one person would skate and do some “interpretive skating” while the rest of us sang a song. Two songs I remember singing are Smoke On the Water by Deep Purple and Paper Roses by Marie Osmond! LOL x 1000! Oh, and Crack the Whip skating was incredible!
ToneeRhianRose over 1 year ago
Haha! XD