Opinions!!!!!!!

[Theresa]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Who will post on AFF while you are gone?

doesnt she have a smart phone? Cant she log on and keep us informed??

then we can ALL go with them.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Yeah but what about us....

Must WE make sacrifices for your children?

I think this is sort of a backhanded compliment, so...TY!!!

I have to go now!!! The girls have b-ball practice (and I am DRIVING them there), and Hannah has her first riding lesson tonight at 6 (to which I am also DRIVING her!).

[ForeverBlessed]

Originally Posted by Ron

It may be sad, but it is real nonetheless!

I guess... but I have little fear... I don't know why, but I've never been a fearful person and I have raised three girls without fear...and sometimes wish they had more fear. I believe my steps are ordered of the Lord, his protecting hand is upon me at all times... If something happens, then it was my time to go.

I still live in a house where I have no clue whether the back door has a key (I've never seen it if it does) and I do have a key to the front door, but my house is never locked...at night, last person coming up the stairs is supposed to lock the door on their way up.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Theresa

doesnt she have a smart phone? Cant she log on and keep us informed??

then we can ALL go with them.

HAHAHA!!!! Yes, I do. What is it I have to get on...twitter? Okay, if we ride over there WHEN it gets warm enough, I'll try to include AFF in the trip!

Fun!

[Ron]

Originally Posted by ForeverBlessed

I guess... but I have little fear... I don't know why, but I've never been a fearful person and I have raised three girls without fear...and sometimes wish they had more fear. I believe my steps are ordered of the Lord, his protecting hand is upon me at all times... If something happens, then it was my time to go.

I still live in a house where I have no clue whether the back door has a key (I've never seen it if it does) and I do have a key to the front door, but my house is never locked...at night, last person coming up the stairs is supposed to lock the door on their way up.

I guess maybe because I live in a major city (2 million) & most don't go to Church & we have had two of our women in our Church attacked by purse snatchers, I am more cautious.

I agree, if it is your time, it is your time.
However, a little bit of wisdom goes a long way, & I would rather err on the side of caution than to possibly give an opening to the devil to strike.

Just speaking in regards to my situation & the area I live in.

[Subdued]

Originally Posted by Mrs. LPW

I vote no, but I'm a mother also.

Ditto. Plus, I have a 13 year old daughter of my own.

[acjcpastor]

She's 13 years old. In my book she would be old enough and responsible enough to baby sit my grand kids if I had any. Besides, I'm sure she knows how to kick a pervert where it counts. Call me ignorant if you must. I'm a guy, so most of you ladies are already thinking that anyway. However, I'm just not believing this world is so full of evil perverts that our kids are in danger everytime they are out of our sight. You MUST read that article from Reader's Digest I was talking about.

See - http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/is-...cle101787.html

[Ron]

Originally Posted by acjcpastor

She's 13 years old. In my book she would be old enough and responsible enough to baby sit my grand kids if I had any. Besides, I'm sure she knows how to kick a pervert where it counts. Call me ignorant if you must. I'm a guy, so most of you ladies are already thinking that anyway. However, I'm just not believing this world is so full of evil perverts that our kids are in danger everytime they are out of our sight. You MUST read that article from Reader's Digest I was talking about.

See - http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/is-...cle101787.html

All due respect, I believe it all comes down to where you live.
I would feel safer living in a small town vs a big city.
We in the last couple of weeks, have had reports in our area of sexual assaults & attempted abductions.

[acjcpastor]

Have you ever watched Gone With The Wind? Horseback riding accidents happen. The point is, a 13-year-old girl could be killed while riding a horse. Now, we trust that won't happen and we don't even worry that it might. On the other hand, she could be abducted and raped while riding a bike to her horseback riding lesson. We have no way of knowing what will happen when they ride off into the wild blue yonder.

Statistically, there are more 13 year old girls killed in car wrecks that close to home than there are 13 year old girls pulled off their bikes and abducted by strangers. Yet we think it's safer to drive them. Why? At the end of the day, no matter how hard you try to protect them, kids sometimes get hurt. The only peace we can have is trusting that God will keep them and protect them, whether they are on a bike, in a car or riding a horse.

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Okay, Jeff and I are disagreeing about something, and he gave me permission to get the opinions of AFF!!!!

Hannah is starting riding lessons, and we live 2.5 miles from the stables. Jeff wants to let her ride her bike to the lessons (when its warm enough--it's not right now), and I DON'T think she's old enough to do that yet!!!!!

The pros are:

* We live in the country, so she wouldn't have to get on any main highways to get where's she's going.

* Jeff thinks she needs a little more freedom.

* She would have a cell phone and would have to call as soon as she arrived.

* She's 13.

Uh, I can't think of anymore pros.

The cons are:

* We live in the country, she would have to cross a bridge on the way, and some people do drive very fast on these country roads.

* She's 13.

* I don't like it.


Am I being unreasonable? I think 2.5 miles is too far. Right now she's only allowed to explore the dirt roads around our house which kind of wind around, and even though she has about a mile of road, she's never more than a quarter mile from our front door.

I can envision all kinds of things happening between our house and the stables.

I'm getting panicky thinking about it.

What are your thoughts? Am I being neurotic? Would you let your 13 year old ride that far?

Have him read what happened to two thirteen year old girls recently in rural Oklahoma.... that should be enough...