is this wrong?
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is this wrong?
tonite after doing barn chores my 11 yr old son was giving me cr*p about never driving my 71 well he has drove every thing here including the semi's and hes very good at so i tossed him the keys and let him run around the yard then he asked if he could do some burn outs!! i said well just stand on it!!! well then im standing there thinkin here i am teachin the kid how to spin tires!! i know i should feel guitly about it but he was havin a great time and so was i watchin him 
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Remember the recent FORD MUSTANG DONUT CUTTING commercial?
I would do the same with my son(WHO WANTS A MUSTANG), teach him the proper time and place, and make him work to earn money for new tires.
I would do the same with my son(WHO WANTS A MUSTANG), teach him the proper time and place, and make him work to earn money for new tires.
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My dad was a member of the Ramcharger drag team. He always had quick cars and used the throttle a lot. Then when I saved up enough to get a '66 442 he explained that if I get caught drag racing the car would be in the yard with a for sale sign. I did get caught, but by then I was 18. His warnings didn't stop me. They just made me careful.
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he's gonna do it at some point in life. better off with you having fun than at an intersection with his buddies getting slammed with a 1,000 dollar ticket.
i view the same way with alcohol. if i had a son i would let him drink a beer with me whenever he wants, that way its not a big deal to him and he will be less likely to end up in the hospital somewhere from getting too trashed or overdosing at a party.
i view the same way with alcohol. if i had a son i would let him drink a beer with me whenever he wants, that way its not a big deal to him and he will be less likely to end up in the hospital somewhere from getting too trashed or overdosing at a party.
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tonite after doing barn chores my 11 yr old son was giving me cr*p about never driving my 71 well he has drove every thing here including the semi's and hes very good at so i tossed him the keys and let him run around the yard then he asked if he could do some burn outs!! i said well just stand on it!!! well then im standing there thinkin here i am teachin the kid how to spin tires!! i know i should feel guitly about it but he was havin a great time and so was i watchin him
Spinning tires on older vehicles is a very bad idea.
Parts like axle shafts can crystalize from age and snap in two.
When that happens, it might take out the axle housing in the process.
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trust me ive tested the strength of them axles before and every thing else for that matter!! i do know him well enuff to not have the bottle in the tool box, he's a little sneaky that way
and every thing else for that matter!! i do know him well enuff to not have the bottle in the tool box, he's a little sneaky that way
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Do you want your son to grow up and be a mama's boy or a man's man? I say, teach them how to do burnouts, shoot guns, protect himself in a fight, and skin a deer. A man needs to know his limitations and you don't want those limitations to be a girly man.