Well, she posts on our july board that her daughter and son were hurt while 4-wheeling. Her daughter is 11. Her son is *3*. She not only let her 11yo who IMO is not ready to be driving a 4-wheeler drive the 4-wheeler, but she put her 3yo in the daughter's lap. The accident occured because her toddler grabbed the wheel and they flipped over.
Her daughter broke her ankle, and fractured a leg bone, is going to need surgery because of it. Her son is having issues when he turns his body a certain way, so there could be some sort of internal issues.
I feel bad for them. Of course I do. But I just wonder what were they thinking? I just don't understand. Further, if they are making these sorts of judgment calls with their own children, I have to wonder if I will ever let them watch my kids again. I like Sheila. A lot. But now I worry about her thought processes...
Scary stuff. Keep a good thought for this family, if you would. Thanks.
I'd rather be an overbearing mother than bury my child. Simple as that, yo.
Having owned and ridden 4 wheelers for years I can safely say that an 11 yr old is old enough to learn how to ride one - a youth sized one preferably. Learning on a bigger one is okay if gear selection is kept to 1st or 2nd gear. An 11 yr old riding with a 3 yr old passenger is such an obvious accident waiting to happen the parents should have their asses kicked for being so stupid. No kid at any age should be allowed to have a passenger when riding - atv's aren't designed for it. An experienced adult riding with common sense can handle it but even then it can get dicey when riding trails. I limited my youngest son to 3rd gear on our Honda 450 until this past summer and it drove him nuts - but the other option of not riding at all was worse.
those kids are lucky to be alive.
she was momentarily whacked when she let that happen. :umno:
Why people let kids operate such powerful equipment sans supervision is beyond me.