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Started looking when i was 9, never could find a decent used XR80 for me. One day he's poking around in the newspaper and finds the bike he was looking for that was a steal. Calls the guy, he knocks even more off and we go buy it.
Come home, unload the bike in the garage and headed straight to the Honda dealer to buy me a new bike before she found out.
Dad decided to have this conversation once instead of twice.
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#1: Remain married, and let the kids ride.
#2: Be divorced, and have kids who ride when they visit dad.
I’ve spent the last 12 months totally engrained into the moto dad thing, it’s not easy, it’s full commitment. I’d buy them both 50cc ktm bikes, practice fundamentals, and only “fun”damentals, or they will be eating shit on the reg and building bad habits, let them have fun half of the time, but it’s all about fundamentals. From my experience and being hyper critical, most of the injury’s to kids stem from poor fundamentals and/or the kid/parent allowing/forcing the kid to ride outside the kids talent level, it’s really that simple. Currently, organized training classes with coaches has been the most beneficial use of our time, kids generally don’t listen to parents, get over it, it’s not you, these kids have to listen to us all day everyday... proper training classes make it more enjoyable to both kid and parent.
Actions turn into habits, habits make your character... this is why you don’t see the pros changing their character on a bike, their bad and good choices on a bike got built at an early age, basic human physiology bro
You had to ask your wife's permission to let you get a bike? You should ask for your balls back first.
That's sad.
They're 5. Give it time. Are the twins really grabbing at dad's pant legs begging for bikes? Life will be less stressful if you let their desire to ride grow naturally. A 5 year old cannot make a rational decision, so you have to make it for them.
Do they have striders? Are they riding bicycles? What kind of mother wouldn't allow her kids to ride bicycles? Get them into BMX then switch em over. Do any of the neighbors kids have Razors? All the kids on my street have 'em. I mean they're Walmart toys. How can kids get hurt on Walmart toys?
Don't just go head to head with her and make it an ultimatum. The first time they get hurt, your relationship will suffer and she'll have the upperhand.
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so this could be used as a learning tool, "NO" now means more determination for a lifetime.
but did like the purse/balls comment, and permission/forgiveness.
Just get the couch ready and sleep on it with out saying a word, when asked "why" just say " i needed to see what i am in for".............................. good luck.
What can I say, she's a strong-willed woman who has done well in oil & gas; a very old-boy, old-school, misogynistic industry and she doesn't take sh*t from anyone, least of all me. I definitely wouldn't say I chose poorly though, as a good portion of the time I like her "get 'er done" and take no shi*t attitude and the 2nd income equal to or more than mine is a definite nice to have. If I wanted a blindly obedient, subservient partner I'd have married one; unfortunately this is one of the infrequent times I wish I had.
If it comes down to it I will just buy 2 bikes and safety gear and say "f**k it, this is what we're doing" and face the consequences but as an enlightened few of you pointed out it'll be a lot better if I can get her at least 1/2-assed on board so I don't have to hear complaining or "I told you so" for the rest of my life.
I need to figure out how this is going to look too, as it will be a few years before the kids can ride the mini track unsupervised and I don't want to end up sitting by a fence watching them go around in circles and not being able to ride on my own.
I will let you know how it goes.
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