QTPi 0 #1 March 11, 2003 Here's the deal. I've been skydiving for about a year now and I've yet to tell my family. Since I'm going for a visit this weekend I thought I'd break it to them then. Any ideas on how to let them know I flinging myself out of planes in a way that will ease their concerns?? -- A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. -Oliver Wendel Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #2 March 11, 2003 got video? mom, dad, wanna see a movie? "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #3 March 11, 2003 Show em a film of that mr bill from 1500 you did .... ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QTPi 0 #4 March 11, 2003 Hmmm.......yea, that'll make em feel real good! -- A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. -Oliver Wendel Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #5 March 11, 2003 make them think you're "coming out of the closet" and when they are really freaked out that you are gay, say "no, it isn't that bad... I've just taken up skydiving..." -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #6 March 11, 2003 You won't be able to ease their concerns much regardless of how you tell them - 13 years later my mother still worries about me jumping. What you can do is emphasize how much fun you're having and the positive ways jumping is changing your life, minimize talk of injury and death, and let them know that you know and accept the risks you're taking. I like the video idea for breaking the subject - "Hey, check this out!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #7 March 11, 2003 Quote I like the video idea for breaking the subject - "Hey, check this out!" That's what I did when I did my first tandem. I didn't tell anyone I went to do it, I just said, "watch this video I made over the weekend". It made for some interesting conversations, that's for sure. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QTPi 0 #8 March 11, 2003 Quote minimize talk of injury and death Yea. I wasn't going to start the conversation with statistics!I do have some footage on video. Not sure that'll make them feel any better but I'll give it a shot! Then I'll tell them what a safe and conservative skydiver I am! (Those terms don't go together for my poor wuffo parents!) -- A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. -Oliver Wendel Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #9 March 11, 2003 video. Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #10 March 11, 2003 If your mother is anything like mine, use video, talk about it, and get ready for, "My God, what the hell is the matter with you??!!" and "Why the *#&@ do you feel the need to do that??!!" My mom doesn't ask those questions anymore, but she still sighs at the thought. My sister thinks it's okay but she's scared sh*tless. My dad thinks it's great and so does his wife. Go figure... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim 0 #11 March 11, 2003 I used the "it's better than heroin" line my mom didn't like that, but my dad agreed! >>> A good friend will bail you outta jail... A true friend will be sitting next to you saying "That was fucking awesome!!!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skychic68 0 #12 March 11, 2003 I like the video idea. Get someone to shoot you during freefall. Then, take it home and show it to your family. say something like, "Gee, that looks fun, maybe I'll try it"...something to that effect. Then, break it to them that it's you in the video. Lots of fun. Que sera sera Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #13 March 11, 2003 Hum... i can't believe you've hid it from them for a year! After I bought a motorcycle for my 18th birthday without telling my parents and bringing it home ON my birthday (telling them I had a new girlfriend I wanted them to meet) my mom didn't talk to me for a week.. after that she pretty much gave up on things I do :) So when i started skydiving she didn't even say anything.. (my dad used to skydive, but before he had me). When they came down this past weekend and I was talking about my reserve ride I had the day before (the backwards stiletto 120) my mother was not impressed. My dad was laughing though :) Have fun! Let me know how it goes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
