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Message: [QUOTE="Pit_Monkey, post: 255677, member: 23335"] Here is the situation. Starting from the beginning: When I was four my neighbor at the time had a motocross bike and him and his friend would always go riding and then go to his house and wash them and I would stand there and watch them saying to my self that is what I want I want a dirt bike. Ever since then my main goal has been to save enough money to buy a bike. I never was able to save enough until my stepfather loaned me $700 to buy my first bike. I worked all summer at his family’s restaurant to pay for it. It felt great to finally have a bike and be riding, and it felt so natural. I was 14 when I got my first bike and after having it for 2 months I decided I wanted to race and when I spoke to my parents about it I got a three mile list of why I shouldn’t race. So I gave up on that for a while. Now I am sixteen and want to race more than ever!! I out grew my old gear and need new gear, this is where the problem comes in, I asked my parents if they would split the cost of the gear, $550, three ways, me, my mom, and my dad. The response I got wasn’t very surprising at first but then I was proved wrong in my initial thought. Their response was, we cant afford to help you, we told you motocross (they meant riding but to them its all the same) was expensive and you insisted on doing it and therefore you should be able to afford to pay for all your expenses otherwise you shouldn’t be doing it. Then I said well that’s not really fair, you pay 1000 dollars a year for my sister to go to karate practice twice a week, and you wont even help me out. Its not like I'm asking for you to just give me $1000 dollars because you gave her that much I’m just asking for some support, both morally and financially. Then they responded with, Well karate is a sport and has a lot of important values, and riding/motocross isn’t a sport as far as I’m concerned and it has no values so therefore I find it to not have any benefit, and will not support it. Now, I have a whole list of things that motocross and riding give as values, but they could care less to hear them. What I’m looking for is responses with things that motocross has taught you and what benefits it has some that are like those of karate. Another important point is that this is what I love to do, this is my passion and I am willing to do anything for it. Even if that includes doing it by myself, but I at least want my parents to know what values and benefits riding and motocross teach. Thank you for your support and responses. :silly: [/QUOTE]

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