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Posted by Fred on February 6, 2008 at 1:28:08 pm EST
In reply to People prefer videogames to the outdoors posted by Bill S on February 5, 2008 at 7:48:13 pm EST

Yep - adventure - I recall setting up a rappel from the upper branch of a Maple tree in the back yard when I was 11 or 12 (7/16" goldline, home-made rope harness and a couple steel carabiners - anybody else remember steel 'biners?) - probably 30' up - lept off the branch, went to slow myself down and the branch broke off.
Then there was the time my mother looked on in horror as I deployed a home-made bed-sheet parachute while BASE jumping from the peak of the roof (2 story colonial home - I should note - it did NOT slow me to any appreciable degree, my landing was far from elegant, but I did walk away).
I think the main thing is to just let kids be kids - bones and skin do heal - and the scars, aches and pains give you something interesting and entertaining to talk about later in life!
My son does play video games, but to be fair, he writes them as well, he also trail runs and backpacks - it's a matter of balance. My eldest daughter (currently in college) informed me that she was taking rock climbing classes with a school-based outdoors club - to say I'm thrilled would be a gross understatement! The youngest isn't quite as "outdoorsy" but with luck, she'll come around!

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