How far is to far for you? What would you let your kids do?  | | | 
July 31st, 2002, 09:59 AM
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| | MR Meek and Mild
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: almost Virginia
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| How far is to far for you? What would you let your kids do?
I constantly hear people saying (when there was a trajedy involving a child) that the parents were irresposible.
People say they would never allow their kid to own a hunting rifle yet more people die on bikes. You know that kind of stuff.
Would you:
let your kid ride a bike with out pads.
Buy your kid a RM 80 Dirt bike (motorcycle) (bought mine at 20 mom again would not let me.)
Let your 11-12 year old go to the pool (lake, Pond) with friends.
have a 410 shotgun for squirling (dad let me shoot the 22)
11-12 ride your jetski (I did)
Snow ski (Mom would not let me I started at 19)
parachute ( I think i would poop myself)
skate board with buddies
11 - 12 drink a beer
play in a near by woods( I spent most of my child hood climbing trees)
fly a kite (they could get rope burn)
10 - 12 build a campfire.
What are some commonly dangerous things you let your kid do. What things do you consider "going too far". | 
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July 31st, 2002, 10:07 AM
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| | Best To Avoid Me
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My answers would be quite different from most parents (probably) because of the fact that my son is autistic...that changes most of the "rules".
Very interesting thread though, I'll keep an eye on this one...
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July 31st, 2002, 10:13 AM
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| | Si vis pacem, para bellum
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I will allow my son to do all of the above except drink at 11-12. As far as teh parachuting, I have no problems with it but I would think he was nuts.  I don't believe in being overprotective. That is just a way to kill your child's self-confidence. | |
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July 31st, 2002, 10:24 AM
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July 31st, 2002, 10:28 AM
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| | A hero in training
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It all depends on the maturity of the child to allow them to do certain things. (Of course if I had kids they wouldn't be drinking)
but im not worried about kids for another 10 years! | |
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July 31st, 2002, 10:30 AM
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| | MR Meek and Mild
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These items probably account for almost all accidental deaths of children. If your child decided to start jumping the motorcycle and injured or killed themselves should you be held accountable. | |
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July 31st, 2002, 03:55 PM
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| | MR Meek and Mild
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man I thought I would get some responses here. | |
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July 31st, 2002, 04:29 PM
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Dude, interesting thread but in poor taste IMO. | |
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July 31st, 2002, 04:36 PM
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| | MR Meek and Mild
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shahani,
You vex me once again. Poor taste how? | |
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July 31st, 2002, 04:38 PM
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Nobody wants to discuss killing kids and how we may be responsible.
What is this word vex? Does it mean perplex? Confuse? | |
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