would you?

[mad3under3]

my dad wants to take mason who's 3 1/2 out on a jet ski, a 1300cc jet ski?????

i think it's a flat no... a NO WAY! No talk, no i could change my mind, it's a flat no

so would you let your child on one of those things?

jasmine

[eeyorethedonkey21]

i'd have to say no until he's at least 10 and it was the hubby doing the driving. but thats just me

[perthmum2007]

at 3 and a half I prob wouldnt,but my brother went on one at 6 I was 12, They were the best fun ever I was even allowed to drive it (there was the instructor on the back tho)

[Chicco25]

absolutely not :no: . At 3.5 they wouldnt understand the repercussions of what could happen, let alone at times listen to you :rolleyes:

definately something to be left when he is alot older

But I so want a jet ski :D

Anita

[Eggflip]

My DP's sister took my son on one when he was 2.5. there was the driver ( her friend) my son then DP's sister. He wore a life jacket they drove responsibly didnt go out too far or fast. He still talks about it now! I wasnt there or asked if he was allowed but I prob would have said yes if I was.

[toblerone]

I would say absolutely not at that age, but thats just my opinion :)

There are plenty of other fun things he can do - go out in a kayak with someone, or on one of those pedal boats or big blow up boats with a little engine....

[Cheekychops]

It would depend on what the driver was like... if DS had a life jacket, and driver was very sensitive and went slowly for a very short 'novelty' ride - yes... but I would definately have to have a lot of faith in the driver - there's not many people I would trust to do it!!

[mad3under3]

im glad you have all seemed to 'side' with me, even people who said yes or maybe still thought the child was still quite young and needed to have a specail ride sort of thing.

i got really slamed and stomped on because i said he couldnt go,,, i got the whole you dont trust me, im your dad i think i now what im doing... arrggg, it's nothing to do with it, i said as his mother no, and that's the right desion for my child now, point is its my desion.

then he goes on to INFORM me (hes words) that hes taking mas camping on long weekend in march... mas will be 4 in march,,, hmmm the conversation went..

- jazz im INFORMING you know to book the long weekend in march out for mas, we are taking him camping
- Dad im INFORMING you that that's not happening, hope you have a nice trip tho.... (thinking, have a nice trip tripping over your realty check of who is masons parents while you there)

[Mum2Bug]

Aww Jas:hugs:

I agree with you. Unless it was me personally on there with my child I wouldnt be letting them on one at that young an age either.

As for your dad, while I think it is lovely that he wants to be so involved with his grandchildren, he needs to take a step back and understand that you are their mother, and what you say, goes.

The grandies have a tendency to forget sometimes that when they were in our position, they didnt like people interfering in how they raised us, so they shouldnt do it to us with our children.

[Noah_and_Elijah]

I grew up riding around on jetskiis and I think they are fine.

I would happily let my children ride them providing they had the proper safety gear on and the rider had a valid licence.

[OJandMe]

I would, if I was there/driving...

Jet skis can go slow too... they don't have to be going flat out.. maybe he'd just take him slowly in the shallower water... just for the experience. I'd definitely take the boys even now... just slowly and in the shallow.... But that's just me.

And why can't he go camping????

I'd love it if my dad took the boys camping for a long weekend when they're 4.

God knows we went camping enough.

[Noah_and_Elijah]

IAnd why can't he go camping????

I agree, my DS will be 12 months old shortly and he has been camping twice and LOVED it.

Camping is one of my fondest childhood memories. I'm sure he'd love to go camping with his Grandad.

[mad3under3]

firstly this is a 1300cc jet ski and my dad driving,,, it wont do slow lol,
i think it would be diffrent if i had been on one, or invited down to, but i dont like the idea of him taking mas down and it not even being a option for me and vic and the rest of the kids to go down. I really dont think dad would take it at a level that mas would be fine at.
hubby also said, yeah, jet ski is fine, dad driving might be ok, but then there are the others out there to, and if something happened and dad or mas got knocked out all is **** in the fan

they are my boys and i dont like being a 'provider' or them as such, why invite just one, it's like, your physcical peice of matter.

as for camping,,, again, it's because i have been told. Im the dad and im telling you as my daughter your son is doing this. really?? not quite how we do things as adults.

me and vic haven't taken the boys camping and camping for me is a family thing. maybe we should do it as the grandparents and our family. i would even be happy to drive the boys down and they can spent a night in the tent and the day either side and me and vic can go to a hotel so parents can have time with the boys.

i just don't think they really 'get' having him, normally they have their adult time camping,,, late nights, drinks, whatnot, and i don't want my boys to get hurt because they lapse or get busy. in saying that i know they take great care with them, im just protective.

i know he wouldn't just treat the neighbors children's parents how he treats us as parents and it's just got to me,,, maybe im putting my foot down just to regain some ground.

[Noah_and_Elijah]

That's fair enough, I understand that you have your reasons for saying no. :)

I see where you are coming from.

[mad3under3]

ha, im only 2days older than you, i never clicked to that before
im the 24jan 85

fancy that.... should do something on a jan weekend with all the mums

jasmine

[erinjacob]

i think yes if hey had life jacket an they wernt goin to fast at that age you wouldn't hav to go fast for him to enjoy it just the fact hes on it an moving would be enough