---Generally people can get their first bikes easily and very early in their lives, then they just have good memories about it. However, my case was different. My memory about it was a bit pitiful one.---
"Even though you are already so big, why are you still riding a bike with training wheels? It is weird!" When I was riding my first bike in a park, a kid who I didn't know approached me and told me this. At that time I was already 6 or 7 years old but I had just gotten it. Hence it was helpless that I couldn't ride it without training wheels.
In Japan, we normally get our first bike when we are around 4 years old. However my house was a little bit poor, so my parents couldn't afford it for me like other children. Actually the bike was my cousin's hand‐me‐down, so it was kind of dirty with many stains.
"Even though you are already so big, why are you still riding a bike with training wheels? It is weird!" When I was riding my first bike in a park, a kid who I didn't know approached me and told me this. At that time I was already 6 or 7 years old but I had just gotten it. Hence it was helpless that I couldn't ride it without training wheels.
In Japan, we normally get our first bike when we are around 4 years old. However my house was a little bit poor, so my parents couldn't afford it for me like other children. Actually the bike was my cousin's hand‐me‐down, so it was kind of dirty with many stains.
His remark not only embarrassed me but also hurt me so much. I almost cried on the spot because I felt like my parents was insulted. His words meant I was a dimwit, but it sounded that my parents couldn't buy even a bicycle for me. Come to think of it, I should just have gotten angry at him, but I couldn't help being depressed and feeling miserable.
The first bike is the symbol of my needy childhood. My parents didn't buy toys or gadgets as much as other parents did for their children, so I was always green with envy to them. It is one of my bitter memories.
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