How Stupid is This Parent??

[Pierre]

Dodgy, but hilarious.

I know the Health and Safety bores frown upon it, but if I was that kid I'd want to do it too.

[AntiSilence]

Although silly, I think that parents tend to wrap their kids up in cotton wool too much these days. When I was a kid we did silly stuff like that and had all sorts of cuts and bruises. It was part of being a kid. Just my opinion.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Pierre

Dodgy, but hilarious.

I know the Health and Safety bores frown upon it, but if I was that kid I'd want to do it too.

That's the problem, kids are pretty dumb when it comes to realising how dangerous stuff is, they rely on people like their parents to educate them, not encourage them!

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Originally Posted by Pierre

Dodgy, but hilarious.

I know the Health and Safety bores frown upon it, but if I was that kid I'd want to do it too.

ahh so tapeing the rocket underneath the skateboard would have been fine?

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by Pierre

Dodgy, but hilarious.

I know the Health and Safety bores frown upon it, but if I was that kid I'd want to do it too.

I just watched it again, ( sober ) ok, yeah, it was maybe a bit daft, but, and it's a BIG but, the kid wasn't being forced into it, and, he did have all the saftey gear on, pads / helmet and gloves, on reflection, maybe only slightly more dangerous than letting a kid on a motorbike, only difference being the flame IMHO of course

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Wicked_and_Crazy

ahh so tapeing the rocket underneath the skateboard would have been fine?

Fine by me, When I was a kid I used to race go-karts (one I built myself) with my mates down a big hill (on the road).

We used to hit some high speeds.

Doing stupid dangerous things is what growing up is all about. Too much molly coddling nowadays.

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by Pierre

Fine by me, When I was a kid I used to race go-karts (one I built myself) with my mates down a big hill (on the road).

We used to hit some high speeds.

Doing stupid dangerous things is what growing up is all about. Too much molly coddling nowadays.

LOL, yep, we seem to take a lot of risks as kids that kids nowadays have no idea about, and we're still going strong

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by bopdude

LOL, yep, we seem to take a lot of risks as kids that kids nowadays have no idea about, and we're still going strong

The point is though I bet you didn't have a parent encouraging you, I am sure most of us fell out of the odd tree or got tangled in barbed wire, the thing is though when my old mum found out I'd be in trouble, she didn't take me to one side and say 'how about rocket charging your skateboard, hold tight while I light the fuse'

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

The point is though I bet you didn't have a parent encouraging you, I am sure most of us fell out of the odd tree or got tangled in barbed wire, the thing is though when my old mum found out I'd be in trouble, she didn't take me to one side and say 'how about rocket charging your skateboard, hold tight while I light the fuse'

Thats progress for ya, when I was a kid it was a boogie down the park bank, progressed onto off road bikes by the age of 15, and bungie jumping a lot later in life, oh for a rocket, AND PADS, when I was a nipper