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[QUOTE="rmc_olderthandirt, post: 1166498, member: 68872"] As a father to a teenage daughter I might be able to give a little insight here.... If I was into some activity, such as dirt bike riding, and my daughter wanted to participate as well then I would be all for it and be very generous and supportive of her. If she had a boyfriend that also was into that activity I would welcome him into our family activity. The key element here is that you would be joining our family, not my daughter joining yours. If I was NOT into such an activity and my daughter's boyfriend wanted me to buy her the equipment necessary to participate in that activity I would have to think long and hard about it. If we were talking soccer I wouldn't hesitate. If we are talking snowboarding I would probably agree. A dirt bike? I am not so sure. I suppose a lot would depend on what I thought of you. It would also depend on if I thought that she really wanted the bike, versus her boyfriend really wanted her to have a bike. I would seriously question your motives: why do you want her to ride with you? If you are an experienced rider, do you really want to slow down and ride with a beginner? I can assure you that no parent wants to see their daughter get hurt. You are essentially asking them to trust you with their daughter's welfare, that you will keep her safe, teach her properly and not push her beyond her limits. Frankly, I don't think that I would put that trust in any 18 year old. Another issue would be if having the dirt bike interferred with other family activities. At that point in life a parent is often clinging to the last of their family time. Buying a dirt bike so she can go off on weekends with someone else instead of spending time in the traditional family activities would be counterproductive to them. I would say that you are facing an uphill battle on this one. It would help a lot if it was a sport that she really wanted to get into and it wasn't the case that she only wanted to get into it because her boyfriend was into it and she wanted to tag along. It would also help if there was some assurance that it wouldn't be a short term thing, and that next fall when she is in school, you're not and the relationship sours they don't end up with a dirt bike collecting dust in the garage forever. Probably not what you wanted to hear, but that's the way I see it. Rod [/QUOTE]
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