My neighborhood got iced in. Had a parent on the neighborhood Facebook page post a video bragging on his kids. . One kid was driving the 4 wheeler pulling another young kid on an inflatable raft. They were going way too fast and weaving along the road. No helmets.

Did I do stupid stuff as a kid? Of course. But if my parents had caught me I might have gotten more injuries from them than an accident. This parent was just laughing.

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Posted by TigerDeacon

West Monroe, LA

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:35 am to TigerDeacon

People down voting haven't seen a kid killed, paralyzed or suffering a brain injury from a 4wheeler accident. Once you do, you will understand they aren't toys.

I grew up in the era of 3 wheelers which evidently were deemed "too dangerous", but now I think because they were lighter they may not have been as dangerous as today's 4wheelers. As I mentioned before, I did plenty of stupid things on them in my youth but I got lucky to not seriously hurt myself.

Never amazes me the people that let their kids play on 4wheelers on a neighborhood street. They will lose to any other vehicle or object they run into.

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Posted by TigerAxeOK

Where I lay my head is home.

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Posted on 1/18/24 at 3:15 pm to TigerDeacon

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Did I do stupid stuff as a kid? Of course. But if my parents had caught me I might have gotten more injuries from them than an accident. This parent was just laughing.

Darwin's Law was in full effect when I was a kid.

Uncle Tom: "Rub some dirt on it, you wuss".

Grandma: "You better not be complaining unless bones are broken."

Uncle Jim: "Well why the hell did you do it like that? Idiot. Hold my beer and I'll show you the right way."

Uncle Bob: "Oh boy, you need to spend more time in church".

English teacher Mrs. Walker: "Would you jump off a bridge too just because your friends were doing it?"

Me: "Yes, Mrs. Walker, I would jump off a bridge just because my friends were. We did it last weekend."

Grandpa: "Well that was a bonehead stunt. Did you at least land your bike on both wheels?"

Aunt Cindy: "Did you seriously shoot the neighbor's ostrich? When I catch you you won't be able to sit for a week".

Mom: "Just wait until I tell your dad".

Dad: "This is going to hurt me a lot more than it's going to hurt you". (Which was complete bullshite).

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It would be less funny if it wasn't all true. Most of us even turned out ok