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#41 ·
Guess I am not in the running for father of the year.[/QUOTE]

You probably gave him a gun too, didn't you? Sorry, couldn't resist. ;)

I used to get a lot of crap from people when I rode without a helmet. Like you say, I figured it was my business and my life. Then they'd blame me for their high insurance rates...

When my oldest daughter was 16 I got her a '66 Mustang (sorry) to drive and fix up with dad. I got a lot of criticism for that too. Dangerous car, no airbags, no headrests etc. I can actually relate and she now drives a newer car, but you can't live your entire life around safety features. I love my kids, but I'm not bubble wrapping them like someone mentioned.

Mark
 
#42 ·
Brackneyc said:
Why not simply stop judging people, and worry about ourselves. I ride a motorcycle to work everyday. I get so damn (sorry for those offended by muy harsh language) sick of people telling me how dangerous they are. It is none of anyone elses concern. I have a set of parents, and I don't need someone sticking their damn (sorry again) nose into my business. My son rides in my Camaro wearing only a lap belt everytime we drive it. I must be pretty damn (sorry) irresponsible. Oh, he also has his own four wheeler. Guess I am not in the running for father of the year.
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I guess you missed the memo... damn is not one of those words we bitch over here. It falls in line with hell and crap which are fairly common in most of our vocabularys... We really only block a few select words and really appreciate it when others don't try to skirt the forum censor.
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To everyone with an old classic, do what your gut instinct tells you with respect to keeping your children safe in your car. It certainly would be a shame to raise kids around these old cars which are so much a part of their dads lives and not share them with the kids... What I will add is if someone questions you and it angers and upsets you then maybe you are having doubts that you are doing it the best you can.

My personal pieve is when I see mom and dad securly belted in the front seat and the kids are bouncing all over the back seat with no seatbelts in use what so ever...
 
#43 ·
I'm sure that all of us, driving our pride and joys, are safer drivers than 95% of those that are on their phones, putting on makeup, or reading the paper while driving.
Be aware and watch out for the other guy and enjoy them for what they are.

how did I ever make it through the 50's with those metal dashboards and no safety gear at all?
buzz
 
#45 ·
mbrekke said:
Guess I am not in the running for father of the year.
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You probably gave him a gun too, didn't you? Sorry, couldn't resist. ;)

I used to get a lot of crap from people when I rode without a helmet. Like you say, I figured it was my business and my life. Then they'd blame me for their high insurance rates...

When my oldest daughter was 16 I got her a '66 Mustang (sorry) to drive and fix up with dad. I got a lot of criticism for that too. Dangerous car, no airbags, no headrests etc. I can actually relate and she now drives a newer car, but you can't live your entire life around safety features. I love my kids, but I'm not bubble wrapping them like someone mentioned.

Mark[/QUOTE]

I agree with you 100%. Its your kids and your decision. If you are gunning for father of the year then...well then that changes this to the the P.C. response. If not, it's your decision... you live with it. Screw the biatch who stuck her nose into your business.
 
#47 ·
kennys said:
Anyone want to hear something really messed up? I have a 67 Im restomodding,I told my 16 year old daughter ,I will give it to her when its finished.She looked at me and told she didnt want it.It was old and ugly.I went to my wife and asked her whos kid she really was,she couldnt be mine.
Kenny
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My daughter and I restored a 69 for her sixteenth B'day. She loves it and the attention it gets. She will be 21 soon and still drives it everyday. It has lap belts only. (another bad dad) No doubt she is mine ! My youngest daughter was offered the same --even offered a vert :D she decided on a 2002 couger :sad: and has been driving it for almost a year. I'm sure she's mine too. I guess sometime their missing a gene.;)
 
#49 ·
If I still had small kids you could bet that they would ride in the Camaro , I don't have any younger than 20 ,but he was the first one bugging me for a ride and he got one . He did get a little confused by the belt arrangement thou .
 
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kennys said:
Anyone want to hear something really messed up? I have a 67 Im restomodding,I told my 16 year old daughter ,I will give it to her when its finished.She looked at me and told she didnt want it.It was old and ugly.I went to my wife and asked her whos kid she really was,she couldnt be mine.
Kenny
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That's just teenagers. Blow it off. She forgot it already:). She ever shows interest don't make anything of how she didn't like it before.
 
#52 ·
My boys ride in my 77 all the time. I just use the lap bet to strap my 3 y/o's car seat in. The lap belt holds it in very tight. For my 7 y/o I installed a 3 point in the back. I got a set of black surface mount belts from a fox-body mustang (I think LX the ones with the trunk). I bascially bolted it in where the factory did in 70-71, a rare option, but the package tray stamping never changed, it appears. I reinforced the area with some steel. If that pulls out I have far bigger issues then belt movement. It goes across him perfect, so he does not use a booster seat.

Kids gotta rock the car.
 
#53 ·
DjD said:
It's said the guilty are quick to defend their actions and the innocent are smug and assured of their position. I'm not sure that's exactly how it goes.

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The lady referenced in the original post had absolutely no right to stick her nose into someone else's life and cast judgement upon them. Shame on her parents for having not taught her any social skills.
 
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Brackneyc said:
The lady referenced in the original post had absolutely no right to stick her nose into someone else's life and cast judgement upon them. Shame on her parents for having not taught her any social skills.
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I don't dissagree with that and when it happens to me I let it go without giving it a second thought. I'm not about to let others comments govern my emotions...
 
#55 ·
My 6yo has been riding in both my cars many times. He has just now moved up to the front seat of the vert if mom isn't in there.He rode around the local circle track in his moms arms in the vert at 4 months at a pretty fast speed. He has been lap belted in the back for a few rides and even a couple quick burn outs in the hot rod. I may be a bad dad but...
The lady needs to mind her own business!
 
#56 ·
dbx1969 said:
Perhaps you should show your neighborhood some respect and drive the speed limit in it ;)
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This is off topic I know but I was doing 40 when the suggested speed was 25, our neighborhood roads have nothing to do with the county, therefore we cannot get tickets and you really can drive what ever speed you want, those people are 70 and sit on their porch, watch people drive by, then go complain to them (and everyone else in the neighborhood) about how they drive...

Back on topic, Djd is right don't let other people govern your emotions.
Letting your kids ride in your camaro isn't going to kill them, too much sheltering will though.
 
#57 ·
ace's68 said:
This is off topic I know but I was doing 40 when the suggested speed was 25, our neighborhood roads have nothing to do with the county, therefore we cannot get tickets and you really can drive what ever speed you want, those people are 70 and sit on their porch, watch people drive by, then go complain to them (and everyone else in the neighborhood) about how they drive...

Back on topic, Djd is right don't let other people govern your emotions.
Letting your kids ride in your camaro isn't going to kill them, too much sheltering will though.
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What happens when someone steps out in front of you, or a kid chases a ball into the street, or someone back out in front of you because they don't expect traffic to be going 15 MPH over the limit? It's not always about tickets; sometimes it's about changing your life and someone else's forever just because you're a teenager and think you're indestructible.

I'm not saying you're a stupid kid, because most of us have been there. But there are times to have a little perspective and think outside of your own world.
 
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DjD said:
I don't dissagree with that and when it happens to me I let it go without giving it a second thought. I'm not about to let others comments govern my emotions...
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I wish I could let things go like that. I find thats almost impossible. Someone like her would ruin my day over something as little as that. I know that sounds terrible, but it's the truth, for me. I'm a lot better than a long time ago, but far from perfect....:(
 
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