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Re: note Should little kids be paddling Class V? HarrisonMetzger New
Re: note Depends on the kid and the family ClayW New
Re: disagree I figured you'd say that when I saw your name. <NT> BLUEEZ New
Re: note I think the issue for me is more "parental responsiblility" BLUEEZ New
Date: Apr 08 2008, 1:25 GMT
From: ClayW

ClayW
Can't see any parent - or any responsible person - letting a kid do things they themselves are not very, very comfortable with.  That just makes sense.

One family might be horrified when their child wants to drop a 5' kicker on the blue slope - and should be.  
  But the local ski-town family might tell the child "I've got a 10'er in the trees with a softer landing we should try a couple times first''.

Maybe everything changes when it's your child, but look how many kids free-ride Mt. Bike, take huge jumps on snowboards, race motocross, or hunt with guns while everyone around is drinking.   Make your own choices with your own kids within your own experiences.  


Clay


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note I see where you're coming from, but death is death regardless of being comfortable or geeked out scared. BLUEEZ New
note How many parents lose their kids to thing that they wouldn't suspect fahimaz7 New
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