Should yummy mummies ride?

[007XX]

Ride, definitely if that is who you are and what you enjoy!

Do it safely, but do it nonetheless. Riding has got risks, but so does climbing in an airplane or walking down the street.

Also, let's see this from a different angle: what if by not riding, you were depriving your child of inspiration for a future passion?

My dad and mum rode (still do) and they gave me the bug. I now ride and my son (10) has got the bug too. He is aware there are risks, but he is learning the rules on safety as I learn them.

[madandy]

I've only been on one good ride out of town since becoming a Dad 5 weeks ago. The whole time I was out there I thought about our wee boy and getting home to him and his Mum in one piece.

Years ago a good friend shot himself in the head because he became so depressed at not being able to do the things he loved due to an injury...I'm sure more parents of young kids die doing things other than riding motorcycles than this great thing we all enjoy.

Take care.

[Swoop]

There is nothing that can beat common sense

Common sense?? In NZ???
That was regulated out of society years ago. Bloody PC poofters!

i've always eaten my own cooking, too ...........and that's prolly even MORE dangerous

We should swap recipies. Do you also know when dinner is ready, when the smoke alarm goes off?

Had a nice chat with a lady today.
I pulled up outside of a shop and she wandered over and was perving at the F-117. Got chatting and she said that her son came off his bike some time ago, and she received the phone call from him in the hospital.
Her response was "at least you are able to call me!".
It works both ways, I guess.

[vifferman]

I ain't voting until I see photographic evidence that these alleged "yummy mummies" are in fact yummy.

[Mike748]

There never will be a right or wrong answer.
How much life insurance can you afford?
Do you have friends and family to help if one of you isn't there?
Can you give up bikes for something else?

My wife is also keen on bikes but has put it aside for now as our first baby is due any day, so this is something we discussed in length.
The result?
Knock knock. Q:Who's there? A:Mr life Insurance or you aren't allowed to ride!
Riding sports bikes is a relatively new thing for me and I'm having a ball, so I won't give it up just because it is "higher risk" (pets are dangerous too). I will however minimise the risk and back off when unsure of a situation.

[scumdog]

I ain't voting until I see photographic evidence that these alleged "yummy mummies" are in fact yummy.

The one I met was..
All in the eye of the beholder eh?

And CB is my 'yummy-mummy' she has two sons and she's a rider....and I fret about her riding at times yet funnily enough rarely gave it a thought whe she was pillion with me..go figure the logic in THAT!

[Riff Raff]

I don't know if I can comment yet, because I won't know how I'll feel until after my baby is born. I can't see me giving riding up - once you've got bikes in your blood there's a limit to how long you can stay away from them. WT and I might have to compromise on a shared bike and take turns at going for a ride.

[McJim]

Me and Chickadee have both got enough life insurance that if one of us pops clogs the other will have no mortgage and be comfortable until the kids reach school age. If we both pop clogs there's enough family to bring the boys up properly too. Neither are ideal situations of course but contingencies have been planned for.

[White trash]

I don't know if I can comment yet, because I won't know how I'll feel until after my baby is born. I can't see me giving riding up - once you've got bikes in your blood there's a limit to how long you can stay away from them. WT and I might have to compromise on a shared bike and take turns at going for a ride.

Can't be havin ya riding the WBP Bike though, you'd probably smoke me

[Kickaha]

you'd probably smoke me

I don't think there's any probably about it

[DEATH_INC.]

Can't be havin ya riding the WBP Bike though, you'd probably smoke me

Waddaya mean 'probably'?
edit: Oops he ^^^^ said that orreddy

[Draco]

Things have changed dramatically since then, especially with the introduction of the DPB and the Family Court.

You are talking from your past experience. I am talking about now.

As far as Dad's staying in Hospital with kids, you're yelling at the wrong guy. I've spent weeks in hospital and as a bloke it is not a place you want to spend time, irrespective of the reason you are there. You are watched, interrogated repeatedly, and medical staff will not confirm a course of treatment with out a Mum's input.

My wife is a pediatric nurse, with 20 years experience in a couple of countries and the blatant discrimination against Dad's is horrendous, but not nearly as bad as against male nurses working in the pediatric arena.

We're getting a bit off topic here, but my comments don't just come from past experience (even though I was a single mum until 4yrs ago) but from the present too. Perhaps i'm fortunate to nurse in a hospital that delivers FCC (family centred care), because dad's are valued and respected as much as mum's (& grandparents) without question. We also have male nurses working in all of our pediatric wards who say they rarely face discrimination.

But back to the original topic, just as I justify riding by saying it's good role modeling to my daughter to take risks and enjoy life, perhaps you justify your riding by saying it's ok because dad's aren't as necessary/important. At the end of the day is there really any difference? We both choose to ride and we both justify it in our own ways.

[James Deuce]

We also have male nurses working in all of our pediatric wards who say they rarely face discrimination.

They're lying. With good reason. They'd like to keep their jobs.

I don't justify my riding in any way. It's what I do. I made a comment that was my opinion, and a firm belief. I stand by it, I won't be changing my mind, and I think some of the attitudes reflected in this thread are symptomatic of a society that has lost its focus, and values gratification of self in the now over long term planning and respect for the roles we should be fulfilling in regard to our children.

I also stand by the comment that Dads are not valued, and I know from long personal experience that Nurses seldom understand the impact they have on families with offhand comments written in reports or nursing notes.

[jrandom]

This thread reminds me of this thread, from four years ago.

[madandy]

Jim(2),
Is the Hospital your wife works in run by feminists or something mate?
I've spent the last 4 months with my partner doin antenatal classes, midwife visits, doctor check ups, blood tests then 30hrs of Labour, a C-section in an operating theatre, a week in postnatal recovery ward and now the weekly midwife checks, plunket visits, and other associated trivia to do with becomming a new Parent and not once have I been treated as anything other than VERY important by anyone.

On the other hand Uncle Helen thinks I'm important enough not to grant us any financial assistance and my partner gets less from her 'maternity leave allownace' each week than she was paying in tax every damn week while still at work.