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Am I out of line? Getting my 16 year old his first ride.
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<blockquote data-quote="mcatrophy" data-source="post: 1329013" data-attributes="member: 3187"><p>There's a quote something like "It's easier to go ahead and do something and apologise afterwards than to get permission beforehand". In my experience, that's ok unless you're apologising to the wife. However ...</p><p></p><p>My only real comment, like JamesW above, insist that for the first few rides, make him follow you, don't let him out on his own.</p><p></p><p>He is less likely to do something an invincible 16-year-old might want to try, your Better Half will feel that you are at least doing all you can to keep him safe. And yes, all the formal training you can get him to do. If possible, take the courses with him, he'll feel better about it and is more likely to take stuff in than if he thought he knew it all already and didn't concentrate.</p><p></p><p>Discuss each ride and training session immediately afterwards, while his euphoria and adrenalin levels are high, it'll help him absorb it. Preferably without your BH present, she'll worry when you discuss the danger stuff.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to all three of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcatrophy, post: 1329013, member: 3187"] There's a quote something like "It's easier to go ahead and do something and apologise afterwards than to get permission beforehand". In my experience, that's ok unless you're apologising to the wife. However ... My only real comment, like JamesW above, insist that for the first few rides, make him follow you, don't let him out on his own. He is less likely to do something an invincible 16-year-old might want to try, your Better Half will feel that you are at least doing all you can to keep him safe. And yes, all the formal training you can get him to do. If possible, take the courses with him, he'll feel better about it and is more likely to take stuff in than if he thought he knew it all already and didn't concentrate. Discuss each ride and training session immediately afterwards, while his euphoria and adrenalin levels are high, it'll help him absorb it. Preferably without your BH present, she'll worry when you discuss the danger stuff. Good luck to all three of you. [/QUOTE]
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