upndownshop 0 #1 October 26, 2012 The thread about "did you tell your parents" made me think. Hey wait a minute, I never had a choice, they just took me, well at least my mother did? Should I be upset? Always wondered if being an "adrenalin" baby had an affect? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanDanInc 5 #2 October 26, 2012 I wish my parents brought me. I'm 34 and just getting into the sport now. There is an awesome video of a field trip to Skydive Chicago with a group of kids. I will definitely be on the PTA at my kids school to make sure those field trips happen.Sincerely, Daniel (not as fat as he thinks he is) Adams http://www.skyjump.com http://www.vimeo.com/dandaninc http://www.youtube.com/dandaninc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avikus 0 #3 October 26, 2012 I wish that had happen. But I think most of us would agree that we want to transfer our patient to our kids. I don't have kids at the moment but if I do have some, I'll make them jump! Tunnel when they are young and then jump when at the proper age. Just scared that you get the classic scenario of "My dad does it ... not that cool". Tho I have 2 very close friends, whuffos, that I will kidnap their kids one sunday afternoon and make them jump! I'll be "that" uncle!Avikus - Packer and Jumper - Hate landing with the plane! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #4 October 26, 2012 QuoteI wish that had happen. Just scared that you get the classic scenario of "My dad does it ... not that cool". As part of tennage rebellion your children will join math team and chess club."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avikus 0 #5 October 26, 2012 CRAP! Avikus - Packer and Jumper - Hate landing with the plane! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SEREJumper 1 #6 October 26, 2012 I won't make mine jump, but if they want to I'll help them out in everyway possible, so they can be as prepared and safe as possible. It's totally a personal decision and would not be hurt to bad if they decided they didn't want to or it wasn't for them.We're not fucking flying airplanes are we, no we're flying a glorified kite with no power and it should be flown like one! - Stratostar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanDanInc 5 #7 October 26, 2012 QuoteI won't make mine jump, but if they want to I'll help them out in everyway possible, so they can be as prepared and safe as possible. It's totally a personal decision and would not be hurt to bad if they decided they didn't want to or it wasn't for them. I agree. We can't MAKE them but knocking them out on their 18th birthday, strapping them to a tandem instructor, and waking them up at 13,000 will probably help them make up their mind. ;)Sincerely, Daniel (not as fat as he thinks he is) Adams http://www.skyjump.com http://www.vimeo.com/dandaninc http://www.youtube.com/dandaninc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #8 October 26, 2012 Did you not want to go? I asked my sister if she and her daughter wanted to go. They didn't even really think about it before saying yes. I gave them plenty of opportunity to back out, too -- didn't want to drop the $200 for the tandem and $100 for the video guy and have them chicken out on the plane. They both went through with it, might have helped that I was the first one off the plane on that load. Or the nearly half an hour we put in at the wind tunnel earlier that week...I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 425 #9 October 26, 2012 From the other side - my wife and I never asked our kids if they wanted to jump. We didn't have to. They counted down the days.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanessa.potts 0 #10 October 28, 2012 I was a dz baby. I never was forced, but trust me, I counted down. At one point I made a reservation when I was 16 for my 18th birthday to ensure I'd get the jump! (The dz was closed by my 18th birthday however, but I found a new home) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,446 #11 October 29, 2012 My son has between 25 and 50 prenatal jumps, but has never jumped on his own. Signed up for AFF, but the weather didn't cooperate several weeks in a row, so he ended up figuring it just wasn't for him. He wasn't really all that interested in the first place. It's not for everyone, really. I would not have paid for his first jump -- his second, yes, but he had to want to enough to pay for his first jump. I'm glad he thinks for himself. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rustywardlow 0 #12 October 29, 2012 my dad asked me if I wanted to build fence on the farm this weekend or go skydiving? well the choice was pretty simple. dad and I went through the first jump course together and made our jumps later that day. that was 31 years and over 5000 jumps ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
