Philly215 0 #1 August 24, 2007 Well, before he told me if I went, he wouldn't keep my car in his name for the insurance anymore and said the only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and idiots. I brought him to the dz, I guess him seeing normal people go up and come back down laughing and smiling softened his position up. Then on the way home he found my marine brochures and info in my glovebox and offered to pay for the tandem and aff if I didn't join. So it's all good woo. Anyone else ever have any parental conflict with skydiving at a young age? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 August 24, 2007 GOOD PLAY!were you thinking of joining or were you giving him an ultimatum.Your dad my be bi-polar. Maybe he should skydive, too. My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Philly215 0 #3 August 24, 2007 Quote GOOD PLAY!were you thinking of joining or were you giving him an ultimatum.Your dad my be bi-polar. Maybe he should skydive, too. I really was thinking of joining, but the passed few days as I got more serious about making a decision, I've ran into guys who just came back from Iraq who simply look broken. Blood shot eyes, tense, nervous. Like fatality rate never bothered me, but I've been seeing injuries and permanent injuries that IMO are worse then dying, that have too high of odds of happening to marines while in Iraq. Have enough going for me here to go into a definet deployment I guess? But yeah after seeing he found them, I turned it into an ultimatum haha and he agreed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #4 August 24, 2007 I was older, but my parents were pretty cool about me living with them while I was in college. I was planning on moving out anyways, but I got "quit skydiving or move out" mostly because my mom thought I couldn't afford to skydive if I moved out. What she didn't realize is that I was already shooting video which meant not paying anything to skydive anymore.~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #5 August 24, 2007 Challenge him to make a jump/ go to class with you etc. My dad said he would pay for my pilot training until i got a license if i quit jumping. I had about 12 jumps at the time. I went jumping. He has never seen me jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CReWGEEK 1 #6 August 24, 2007 My father begged me not to do my first jump, afterwords he could't stop telling people that I was a skydiver. Worked out great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottjaco 0 #7 August 25, 2007 Quote Like fatality rate never bothered me, but I've been seeing injuries and permanent injuries that IMO are worse then dying, that have too high of odds of happening to marines while in Iraq. Yah, it's good to know that nothing like that ever happens in skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
