This is topic Did anyone else here use to not be that great at walking when they first started? in forum Books, Films, Food and Culture at Hatrack River Forum.
When I first started trying to walk I wasn't very good at it. I could crawl and stand up, but when I would try to walk I would fall over. It wasn't until I practiced more that I was able to walk well. Does anyone else have a similar experience? I wasn't an expert walker until I walked about 50 feet.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
I was always walking above my age. I was running marathons at 6 months. Of course, by the time I got to pre-school, the teachers always wanted us to walk places I didn't want to go, so I lost interest in it, and stopped walking until I was free to walk where I wanted. Those teachers just couldn't understand that I walked for the enjoyment of it, not to get to the places they wanted me to go.
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
I was actually pretty good at it early on. However, my sister was a bit of a wimp. She fell once, and it took her a couple of months before she would walk again.
Of course if I had been smarter, I would have put off walking a while longer. If people are willing to carry you around everywhere, you might as well milk it for as long as possible.
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
What do you mean "when they first started?" I'm turning 30 and I'm still not that great at walking. I spend a surprising amount of walking time prone on the pavement.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I don't remember learning to walk.
Posted by Speed (Member # 5162) on :
I never learned to walk too good because there's a nerdy stigma attached to it. I'd rather watch the same junky TV shows over and over than go for a really good walk.
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
I actually jogged out of the womb and did a world record triple jump onto the scale.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
Yeah well, we all know you were juicing.
Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
I love you guys. You make my heart warm.
Although. True story. I was on my high school's walking team for two years in a row. I was the self-declared co-captain. However my third year I was medically disqualified. I've been declared medically unfit to walk I suppose then.
Posted by Vyrus (Member # 10525) on :
I, one day, am looking forward to walking.
I am currently still inside my mother's womb, and, after a horrible accident involving spaghetti and an iPhone, am able to wirelessly connect to you good folks here on hatrack.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
As a zygote, not yet formed into a human fetus by the aging process, I have nevertheless figured out how to transfer my very advanced brain patterns into what you humans call writing. As such I can tell you that if I had appendages distinguishable from a small cluster of cells, I too would be ready and willing to walk at the first opportunity.
Posted by Starsnuffer (Member # 8116) on :