Guitar lessons are over. (see my last entry called 'Discouraged').
Just before going to the 'delayed' lesson my kid said quietly he didn't want to go. He wanted to quit, he didn't like lessons.
Without much drama (again) I asked him if it was him, me or just why. He said him and me. That the music was becoming a chore (dreaded chore!), that I was too stressed in getting him to practice, and so forth.
We taked a little more, ie remembering whey he started lesson in June, summer vacation, to try it out when there were fewer demands on time. And that the goal was met in giving it a try, seeing if he liked it, learning to read the music. Success!
So happy and proud that both of us were calm and rational, that we spoke honestly and from the heart. Believe me, we are both fairly high strung and sparks fly.
So sorry to make that call to the teacher, but I was candid and he was great. One of his messages was 'If it isn't fun for a kid, time to re evaluate.' Even the guitar teacher is going to have reduced income in this economy, sad.
OK. This wasn't about money at all. But it is all a big relief to me now.
Relieved
December 18th, 2008 at 02:29 pm
December 18th, 2008 at 02:42 pm 1229611327
Glad you were able to come to some resolution that was in the best interest of both of you.
December 18th, 2008 at 02:45 pm 1229611542
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