Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
basskisser wrote:
wrote:
basskisser wrote:
Yeah, anyone who would dare to actually experiment, have fun, try new
things, be open minded, etc. must be totally foolish.
Like sticking ones tongue in a live light socket

There's nothing like experience for a teacher. Do you shelter your kids
from climbing trees because they may get a boo-boo? Do you not let them
run for fear of a scraped knee when they fall? Do you not let them swim
for fear of drowning? Do you watch their every move to make sure they
don't do something you think will harm them or get them dirty? Sheesh.


I know I would tell my kids not to kiss a shark, do not stick your hand
into the prop while it is turning, or dive into unknown water without
checking the depth of the area to make sure the entire area is deep
enough for diving.

There are many things where the consequences is so great, that you do
not want your children to learn through experience. Kissing or
harassing a shark, even a Nurse Shark, is one that falls into catagory.
I am surprised that anyone would disagree, but in rec.boats, I learn
something new everyday.

Not doing the big things comes from common sense, by letting them do
the little things, they learn. Just because a guy decides to kiss a
shark, which he's probably done before, seeing how he has considerable
experience with sharks, doesn't make him an idiot.