Coolness vs Dorkiness

The bike helmet struggles have begun today. Abby is nearly 14. None of the neighbor kids wear them around the neighborhood. All my past words of wisdom fall on deaf ears "Only smart kids wear helmets and you look darn smart." " Who will win, you or the car?" "I'll take Wednesday's". She no longer believes. She only notices she sticks out in the crowd and she hates it. Her neighborhood friends were all riding their bikes to the park. Her choice was to just walk or not go. Period. When I told her that we had enough helmets for all the kids, I could see the panic of uncoolness in her eyes. I finally took a deep breath and told her to have fun, just be extra careful. Larry told Abby that he guessed she & her friends can all be dumb together. How did we manage to grow up without them? I guess we will save our helmets for when we go on dorky family rides... then she will blend in with the crowd :)
-Brenda

I took a picture of Abby & Miranda with helmets to show them how cool they looked... they didn't seem to agree