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Message: [QUOTE="squeaky, post: 645581, member: 40666"] Dave, first I am terribly sorry to hear about the divorce. Your (soon to be ex) wife doesn't realize what she is doing obviously. Now, I am not one to talk about family and relationships when marriage is involved because I myself have never been married, being that I am only 21. But, I do have a lot to say about riding. I started riding approximately a year ago. Most of you know PapaKeith, he's my stepdad. When I first started riding I did it because I felt PapaK was taking my boyfriend away from me, and I need an excuse to spend more time with Rob (my boyfriend). I tagged along almost every weekend when the boys went riding, but I never really got "into" it. It took me about 3-4 months just to get out of first gear. One day in April PapaK said to me "A bunch of us from DRN are getting together to go to Paragon, wanna go?". I was like "Oh I don't know, I'm not good enough, blah blah blah." Turns out, I ended up going and had an absolute blast. It was from there that I realized that riding was really for me. Ever since I've been riding and just pushing myself as hard as I can to get better. I've since bought all the gear I need, paid for my DRN membership, etc... The moral of the story is my personal life and relationship with PapaKeith has greatly improved since that weekend. Before we were just so so because he's my stepdad and we never really bonded or worked together to build a strong relationship. Well now we have something in common and our relationship grows stronger day by day. Kids need a way to bond and build a relationship with their parents whether they're 6 or 21 or 75. Your wife needs to realize that your son will grow more and more bitter and distant from her if she keeps him away from the things he loves to do and he may end up with you in the long run because he'll be better off. [/QUOTE]

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