Perception is reality

We went to the snow this week and my 2-year-old was too scared to go sledding. 

It didn’t matter that the slope wasn’t even as steep as playground slides that she likes to go down at home. 

It didn’t matter that her 5-year-old brother wasn’t afraid of it. 

It didn’t matter that her mother and I knew that she wouldn’t get hurt. 

Her perception was that it was dangerous. 

You can’t argue with that.