Caleb's best friend, Collin, has been doing karate for a while. Of course this meant that Caleb has been begging me to do karate as well - anything that has to do with fighting is SO COOL in his opinion. One day last week Caleb's swimming lesson got cancelled, so we decided to go watch Collin's class. The whole time there was a voice inside my head telling me we HAD to find a way to get Caleb involved, but I just couldn't figure out how this could work. Through most of the class I was disheartened as I watched the kids do so many things that there was no way for Caleb to do, even with adaptations. Then, for the last activity the instructor would hold a pad in front of the kids' faces and they needed to hit it away with a particular punch. He brought the class to the edge of the mat so Caleb could be involved, too. In the middle of it, Caleb looked up at me with such bright eyes and the biggest smile, and said, "Mom, I'm doing REAL karate!" That sealed the deal. We would make it work.
The owners/instructors have been so accommodating and willing to work with us! They see how valuable it will be for everyone. We are all so excited for Caleb, but he is definitely the most ecstatic out of everyone.
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