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I have a friend at work that has a little guy that has been saving up for quite some time for a bike. When his dad takes him to the store he gives the choice of toy or $$ to put in his piggy bank; it's the $$ every time, pretty empty toy-box, for 6 year old he's quite focused on getting the bike. Well the deal made with mom was if you can save up the doe you can get the bike; mom thought it would be forgotten and blow over. Next thing mom knows is Jr. has about 800 bucks saved up and should reach his goal by spring. Mom thought it would never happen, and now it looks like dad has to help Jr. convince mom into letting him get the bike. She said she would even rather him get one of those 4-wheeler things:scream: Anyway if anybody has some ideas to help father and son out in their quest for the first bike it would be greatly appreciated. I think when it comes time my wife will be all right when it comes to getting our little one a bike, but racing, that could be a tough one. Has anyone out there seen any parents do a complete 180 and actually become supportive of the sport when they were once dead against it?

It's great to see some situations where mom went from dead against riding to lunatic race fan:) I think one thing that does this is seeing that huge smile on their childs face after a day of riding.

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His dad took him to the dealer, and asked him what do you think of these (4-wheeler) He said "yeah you can get one if you want. I'm getting one of these(bike) ;)
bbbom, I think mothers are genuinely scared of their child hurting themselves, but like you mentioned I think they worry to much about the busy-bodies saying "oh, your a terrible mother if you let your child ride one of those motorbikes" IMO your a bad parent if you over protect, and baby your children, and don't allow them to figure some of life's ups and downs out on there own.

Originally posted by Vic

If mom wants to have any credibility in any future negotiations, she'd better keep up her end of the bargain.

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I agree whole heartedly, and in situations like this kids are like elephants they never forget.
As far as parenting goes, how do DRNers feel about the extreme of the Pastrana's laid back attitude? They take "live and learn" to a whole new level. I hope I can be as supportive as they are, but I think I may be a little more protective.