chuteme

thanks for your support everyone.....ground school monday, I am starting all over again and going to try to get through it in a couple of weeks. Since I have done Levels 1-4 once already and did okay, I think I can get through it rather quickly...then I'll tell the family.Quote

thanks mdbambi I appreciate the support and what in meant in my profile by 'playing with the grandchilds' is that I cant speak proper english lol (let me change that)I meant to say grandchildren I have 4 which is one reason I get a lot of flack some of my family think I am being irresponsible by doing something like this at my age but I am only 43! I have been told that I owe it to my children and grandchildren to be there for them and not to go get myself killed but most of them know nothing about skydiving, they only hear of it when once in a blue moon there is a story on the news about an injury or fatality. Another reason they worry is that I tend to be a bit clumsy at times but not once have I tripped over a cloud...although I never landed on my feet either!

Hey all..last year I did 5 aff jumps but due to family pressure both negative and positive (half the family thought I would kill myself the other half wanted to know when I was going to strap on a boogie board and do some tricks lol) i gave it up sure I could find something that would give me that rush without freaking out the family but guess what nothing does. Instead I have spent the last year gazing fondly at the sky and wishing I could experience the beauty and the thrill of having the earth rushing up at you as you get closer to the ground not to mention the totally awesome canopy ride back down. there is just no part of skydiving that isn't awesome (except the plane ride which I hate) so anyway, I have found a DZ further away to do the aff course, (the one I was jumping from was just down the street) and I am not telling anyone in the family till I am done! wish me luck and btw anyone else here have a problem with family pressure?