Things Don't Always Go the Way We Plan

I was trying to explain to A that sometimes things don't work out the way we want them to. And sometimes we can learn from it, or take something from the experience.

Today, A was all excited about a local St. Pat's parade. Derby Lite was supposed to skate with our roller skate car float of world domination. Then at 10am there was a huge downpour, and rain was predicted for the rest of the day. The parade wasn't called off, but we weren't skating. I was disappointed not to skate , although I know that skating in the rain when it's 45 degrees, or even walking in rain that cold, would be totally miserable. Not to mention the future of our float! Anyway, A still wanted to go to the parade, even if it rained. She was inconsolable at the thought of not seeing the parade. So we went to a bar/restaurant near the end of the parade route, met up with friends, and she had a great window seat with which to view the parade. Then it started raining, then it started pouring. Serious downpour. The parade was kind of sad from then on.

We left after the parade, and A told me it was the worst day ever, that it wasn't a good parade, it was boring, and she should have stayed home. So I told her that all experiences are good and and can teach us things. That sometimes we can't plan how things turn out. She wasn't buying it. So next time there is a parade, or something she wants to do in iffy circumstances, I wonder what she'll do? I admire her desire to get out and see what's happening, to go do stuff. I hope she doesn't lose it, because it rained on one parade!