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re: Question for the OT - group of teenagers going out on a boat
Posted on 8/3/22 at 4:00 pm to SquatchDawg
Posted on 8/3/22 at 4:00 pm to SquatchDawg
You know I’ve never really thought about it but growing up I never asked my parents for permission to go out on boats with friends. Growing up down here we all got boaters licenses at 12 and probably around 14 or 15 we were able to start taking boats out ourselves. Wasn’t uncommon to be at the bay or the beach and people pull up on boats you jump on one and spend the day on the water. I definitely had people I would not get on a boat with though. For the most part my friends and I all knew what we were doing and our parents knew all of us so it was fine. If I didn’t know who the kid was or something I would probably have a problem with it but honestly if my sons like me he’s probably not even going to think to ask for permission. He’s only 7 so I’ve got some time to ponder that one. Definitely don’t have a problem with your decision though.
This post was edited on 8/3/22 at 4:01 pm
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Posted on 8/3/22 at 4:03 pm to JackieTreehorn
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My parents let me go out in a very small pond at a friends house when I was 16 but that’s it.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 4:06 pm to SquatchDawg
Need to know who all is going, who is the adult, have they taken any boating safety course like Power Squadron, and then maybe.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 4:14 pm to SquatchDawg
We did it at that age and lived. But I wouldn’t let my kid do it bc I know what I did.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 4:20 pm to SquatchDawg
Posted on 8/3/22 at 4:50 pm to Kentucker
Used to go out on Toledo and False River sking. The day we graduated from HS we were out on Lake Ramsey sking. I could pilot a boat before I drove a car. My kids would ski on Lake Travis. If you act like an idiot and don't deserve the trust of your parents, then you're just a frick up. It's like saying , no you can't go squirrel hunting because you might shoot yourself or someone else.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 4:53 pm to SquatchDawg
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Helicopter parenting or the right call?
Depends on if your goal is racking up days or experiences or which blend of each.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 5:22 pm to SquatchDawg
right call. Only way I would let it slide is if I knew the parent who owned the boat well and knew his kid knew what he was doing. There are 16 year olds better at boating than many adults. Though on the flip side, we can all remember the shite we did upsupervsed at 16.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 6:33 pm to bird35
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Lots of poor decisions, alcohol, reckless behavior and close calls. It was great. But no way my teenagers are allowed to.
And that’s exactly why this new generation is so fricked up, but all y’all keep doing is blaming them instead of blaming who raised them.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 6:50 pm to SquatchDawg
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Keep in mind we don't all grow up on the water like our LA brethren and don't live on the lake so this isn't something they've all done enough to be comfortable with their skills and respect for the boat/water.
This is the deal breaker for me, I grew up on boats and we went out with friends at that age but experience matters.
Also that you don’t know parents or boat
Posted on 8/3/22 at 8:59 pm to SquatchDawg
quote:right call times 1000.
Helicopter parenting or the right call?
better the teen despises you then you have to ID his body because a bunch of young teens did many things w/o thinking and or drank to be cool.
if one adult was going-maybe.
in the time frame that the teen was to go---- plan something fun for him. buy him a new video game. it could help with the pain of him feeling embarrassed and his life is over.
point being: he will be alive to hate you and one day when he has kids understand.
This post was edited on 8/3/22 at 9:09 pm
Posted on 8/3/22 at 9:03 pm to SquatchDawg
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Keep in mind we don't all grow up on the water like our LA brethren and don't live on the lake so this isn't something they've all done enough to be comfortable with their skills and respect for the boat/water.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 9:04 pm to SquatchDawg
Absolutely right! Drunken boating gets people killed and even if the kids are sober the boat could be hit by a drunk. Happens frequently this time of the year.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 9:09 pm to SquatchDawg
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Our 15 year called and asked if he could go with his friends out on the lake without an adult. They are mostly 15 but it was a family boat of a 16 yr old - so he would be legal in SC. This would be out on a big lake near where we live - and there would've been around 6 of them.
My family has a place on a lake in northern Wisconsin. From our mid teens we’d be in the boats constantly either skiing or hanging out with other friends on the lake. Of course we grew up on them and knew what we were doing. Our jobs for years were being boat drivers and water ski instructors for a girls camp that was on our lake. Counselors were college aged
Posted on 8/3/22 at 9:34 pm to SquatchDawg
Had a 15 year old friend drown when I was in high school. Boat capsized. Other two kids made it to shore.
Had another high school classmate fall out of a boat at 17. Prop struck him in the head and killed him. Boat was driven by a 16 year old.
I'm probably going to be a pretty solid no on a boatload of 15-16 year olds.
Had another high school classmate fall out of a boat at 17. Prop struck him in the head and killed him. Boat was driven by a 16 year old.
I'm probably going to be a pretty solid no on a boatload of 15-16 year olds.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 6:58 am to SquatchDawg
If the kids haven’t grown up around water and shown consistent maturity in handling a boat, then no way
Posted on 8/5/22 at 4:29 pm to Jones
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It's a little weird everyone seems to realize this dude is a child molester, at minimum, except the admins
Posted on 8/19/22 at 11:53 am to flyingtexastiger
I will 2nd that it is the right call...and then add that she was 14, and not 16, big bro!
Posted on 8/19/22 at 12:06 pm to SquatchDawg
We went all the time at this age. My dad might have trusted me more than most because since 13 years old i prepped, hooked up, towed, launched, drove boat, towed home, washed and flushed the boat every trip. He claimed he worked to buy it and gas and ice and bait so he didnt want to do it. Plus if i fricked up i knew he would wear my arse out. At 16 5 of us rode from lafitte to grand isle for tarpon. All we had was a slip at sand dollar so boat would be safe. Of course when we were pulling the mantay ray tube one jacklep left the ladder down. fricked up the bracket. Had to pay for that one.
Posted on 8/19/22 at 12:16 pm to SquatchDawg
Correct call but he rebel because of it later on by not asking you. Nip that in the bud and have a man to young man talk about it
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