I spent the whole day today with Horse Jr.!

@TheHorse (238356)
Walnut Creek, California
October 5, 2019 11:02pm CST
Horse Jr. turns 11-years later this month. I don't know what the fates have in store for him, but I hope they are good things. This morning, while his mom was at work, we went to Home Depot (a large hardware chain) to participate in the "first Saturday of the month kid project." Later, we cycled (he scootered) and got some exercise. Finally, he played Minecraft on my bed while I did my internet thing, and then we worked on a couple of new rafts. He wants to visit my little kids at the preschool and bring them a raft for the "water table." When I took breaks from the internet, I "demanded" that he do the same, and I taught him the beginning of Bach's Minuet in G. Today, I worked on his fingering--I told him he had to do his "scales" right. I really enjoy hanging out with this kid. He's not my natural son, but he loves several things I love, sports, music, projects, and math. I hope I'm teaching him right.
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rakski
@rakski (156709)
• Philippines
6 Oct 19
nice. he does not have to be your natural born, right??
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rakski
@rakski (156709)
• Philippines
6 Oct 19
@TheHorse and I think you are doing good.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Oct 19
@rakski As long as he's having fun (and secretly learning stuff), I'm happy.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Oct 19
No. I enjoy teaching him everything I know.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
6 Oct 19
I'm glad you're enjoying your time with Horse Jr. He sounds like a good kid. I'm sure you're teaching him right.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Oct 19
I sure hope so.
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
6 Oct 19
Sounds fun and sure you teaching him right f its about fun. Kids jr need to be shown fun or else they create their own fun and that is where people or horse jr's get in trouble. Self experiences apply here.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Oct 19
I am glad he likes music, cycling, and being a bit rebellious. He knows about my illegal planting at Kaiser.
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Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
6 Oct 19
@TheHorse Haha, guess you showed him the legal illegal planting and not the real illegal planting in the middle of the Forest. Horse is like shut up, going to get me in trouble. That was a joke people.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Oct 19
@crossbones27 Heh. No forest planting for Horse Jr.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502738)
• Italy
6 Oct 19
Did a play Bach's Minuet in G on a piano? It is a piece I have heard so many times played by piano students.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502738)
• Italy
8 Oct 19
@TheHorse I had a small piano when I was a kid and I remember that I also played it.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Oct 19
I played it as a kid. Now I'm teaching it to him.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69220)
• Centralia, Washington
6 Oct 19
You're doing well cause caring means far more than being perfect.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69220)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Oct 19
@TheHorse That's a great hope.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Oct 19
I hope he carries the things we've done together forward. If he has a son, long after I'm gone, I hope he teahes him Bach.
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
6 Oct 19
I bet the little kids love him.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Oct 19
They do. But I want him to have more friends who are 10 or 11. My friend Tom and I are trying to arrange a play date for Horse Jr. and his daughter, who is nine. We've done it before and they got along well.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135966)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Oct 19
Sounds like you both had a good day.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Oct 19
I think we both had fun. And I got him home by 8 PM.
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Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
6 Oct 19
Is that a piano or an organ that Jr was learning?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Oct 19
We both have electronic keyboards, which can sound like a piano or organ. Sometimes I let him use whatever setting he wants.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
29 Oct 19
@TheHorse I hope he has a good birthday. It sounds like with your help he is off to a good start in being a good person.
Simone
@Janet357 (75638)
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6 Oct 19
it amazes how you get along with kids. you are very fond of them. if you dont mind, do you have biological grandkids?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Oct 19
None that I know of.
Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
6 Oct 19
Sounds like you are doing right by him!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238356)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Oct 19
I think so. He seems happy. And he's comfortable here. But he likes challenges. Right now I'm teaching him another Bach piece.