Karate Kid
For homeschool PE, Erik, my 14 year old, takes karate classes two hours a week. He also practices daily. No biggie, right? Think again. I tremble with fear watching him attack the kickboxing bag with all the ferocity of an 18 wheeler on steroids. (Better the bag than his siblings, I say.) I tremble in fear as he browses online Karate stores for weapons like sais, ninja death stars and numchucks. (Unless they double as cooking implements are prods to ensure obediance from the other kids, forget it.) I tremble with fear when i see all htat money for lessons and equipment fly with abandon from my wallet. (Oh well, with taking him and others to different lessons, doing my own work and trying to homeschool them all, who the hell has time to spend it anyway?) But I kept reassuring myself with pleasant thoughts like, "Erik will fend off evil nurses bearing colon flushing equipment while I'm languishing away in a nursing home," or "He'll fend off the lascivious advances of Antonio Banderas and George Clooney toward me." (Like that's ever gonna happen. Hey, a girl can dream, can't she? Wait just a damn minute. In case that miracle should arise, I might need some numchucks of my own to keep Erik from butting in.) I do think the sport helps kids focus, find dedication, learn respect, instill integrity and so on. I'll upload pics of him kickin ass.