You and me both. I've got a 10 year old and when i think back on what I did
and was like then...
I grew up in a small town in AZ where we where in summer and weekend, we
kids got together and folks didn't see us until dark!
As far as the training, my folks would never have let me or my sibs loose
with anything that could hurt us or others (like shotguns, motorcycles, etc)
without making sure we knew what we were doing. Maybe I'm "old school" or
just plain dumb, but that's the way I look after my kid too.
But then, I believe parenting is more than just breeding.
MMC
"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
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In article , MMC
wrote:

Every time I hear of a kid killed on a jet ski I think mandatory
training is
a good idea.

That's worked wonderfully well for motorcycles and the same age cohort.
Not.

Every time I hear of anyone killed on a jet ski, I think of evolution
in action. Yeah, I do have kids. If one died thru preventable stupidity
as a result of their own bad judgement, I'd be heartbroken, but not
real surprised. I remember some of the stupid things I did at the same
age.

PDW