Not for me??

I never skated as a kid because I immediately quit anything that I wasn’t good at right away. But I’ve been drooling over skating videos for years now, I’m 30, but it seems like a lot of women take up the hobby at my age! So I got myself a pair of beach bunnies and tortoise brand butt pads, because of the good reviews.

Took them to the local roller rink and didn’t feel confident going out to the rink AT ALL but I was able to snag one of the kids walkers. Not even a quarter into the rink, I fall, cartoon style, with much force, onto my tailbone. Every single time I’ve EVER roller skated or ice skated, I’ve fallen on my tailbone. Every injury to it is worse than the last. I know I’m supposed to practice “falling right” but now I’ve got an extremely sore ass for weeks, how am I supposed to keep practicing over the next few weeks with the possibility of hurting it again?! I’m taking a five week class starting next weekend.

I’m not a physically active person, is there something I should be doing, in general to gain balance/skill? Should I give up while I’m ahead? Is this something some people are never going to get good at? No matter how bad they want it?!