Pottery class was a disaster but somehow still worth it

Jan 14·1 min read

Signed up for a Saturday morning pottery class for me and my 7yo. I expected us to make matching bowls or something Pinterest-worthy. Instead he made a blob, got clay in his hair, knocked over the teacher's coffee, and cried because his "was ugly." Then somehow we signed up for 6 more weeks. He's already talking about "the next project." Moral of the story: sometimes the messy moments are the ones that stick.

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JJason M.New DadJan 14

Saturday morning pottery class with a 7yo is an ambitious move and I respect it. Did you at least get him interested in going back or is that a one-time thing?

DDave R.New DadJan 16

What was the biggest disaster part? The clay slipping everywhere, the kiln thing, or him just losing interest halfway through?

AAdam R.RegularJan 15

I love this energy. Who cares if nothing came out perfect. You two were doing something together and that's the whole point. The matching bowls thing sounds cute but yeah pottery class with a 7yo is always gonna be chaotic.

DDan R.New DadJan 15

This is actually great parenting content. Sometimes the best activities are the ones where everything goes sideways and you both just laugh about it. Glad you two had that experience together.

TTyler R.New DadJan 15

This is wholesome. Honestly the disasters are usually the best memories in retrospect. Did he end up with anything salvageable or was the wheel just not cooperating?

BBrandonNew DadJan 16

The fact that it was still worth it even though it was a disaster is the real dad move here. That's what he's gonna remember in 10 years, not whether the bowl was Instagram worthy.