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[RC] What If You Asked A Kid? - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Rob Losey jrlosey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== What If You Asked A Kid? This has been an interesting discussion. I made me think. I started out thinking. Leave it up to the parents. Now I think leave it up to responsible patents. I didn't want to take the joy of accomplish away from a child. Now I wonder if a 8 years old's feeling of accomplishment is the same as mine. I hated the thought of a child getting hurt or killed I still feel that way. I don't have any answers, but you made me think and I now have some questions. What if you asked a kid? If you told an 8 year old they can't ride endurance until they were 12, would they be mad, and for how long? If you told an 8 year old that an LD wasn't real endurance, would they care? If you told an 8 year old they can ride but won't get AERC points or miles, would it matter? If you asked an 8 year old if they would rather camp and ride both Mom and Dad or ride endurance where Dad stays in the truck and Mom get mean, what would they choose?. If you asked an 8 year old if they would ride if both they and their parent wouldn't get points, would they care? Does it matter what they choose? Would you still take the child if you lost your points by doing so? If you asked an 8 year old if they thought riding with them was more important than riding endurance to their parents. What would they say? If you asked an 18 old if the reason they don't ride anymore is really about finding boys or girls? Would they say endurance was Mom and Dad's thing and they made it work and sucked all the fun out of it, or would they be to polite to answer? Is this a discussion about 8 year olds riding or how to have your cake and eat it too? These aren't opinion, just question. And just one more. Some people can get nasty on ridecamp when stating your opinion. Do you get that nasty around the campfire when at a ride? I just wondered, because during the winter ridecamp is my campfire with friends. Rob and Annabelle This is just my opinion. It may be wrong. I've been wrong before. If you disagree, I respect your opinion. I'm sorry if I offended anyone. Please don't flame me. I take back all I said I didn't mean it. I'll be quiet now. :-( =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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