no you're not crazy, that's awesome. you get grind points for that one
OK peanut gallery...I know I left myself open to the roasting but~~~
My second oldest is turning 21 this month. For the last 3 years she has been saying "I want to do a tandem jump for my 21st B-day".
Due to her schooling and this suck0-ass economy she has been working hard just to make ends meet. (50% unemployment for her age group here)...so I just secretly bought her a jump...
I can't believe I am paying to have her do such a risky thing~~~:eek3:
It's not as risky as you might think. Especially if it's a 'tandem' jump, with someone who knows what they're doing. It's on par with a bungee jump, as far as risk goes. That will be awesome for her, make sure to video it!!
I know what you mean. I got my 18 year old a GPS, suddenly, she thinks she is Meriwether Lewis! She has been through 10 states this summer, and planning a trip to Colorado with her cousin this fall. I worry to death about her traveling, out there on the road, being she is all of 96 lbs, soaking wet. Still, you gotta let them grow up, I suppose.
There are probably things you do every day that are riskier.
"Do not think that I came to bring peace... I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." - Matthew 10:34
I'm praying for good weather~~~
She began talking about this on her 18th... I put her off, but after 3 years and this being a milestone of b-days for her age group, my fears gave way to my desire to encourage her in her dreams.
I know I'll be looking forward to the video! Maybe with her permission I'll share
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"May your reality be as pleasant as mine."
It's not that risky. Let her live.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
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