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varanid
at Thu Feb 12 12:25:18 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by varanid ]
So what do you do? Protect your kid from all possible risk? Look, lots of things can kill a person. Kids die, in numbers, playing sports every year despite following saftey regulations and getting physicals. Doesn't mean we shouldn't let them play. Kids get killed by dogs many times a year. Doesn't mean we should ban dogs. They die riding bikes, despite wearing helmets. People die driving despite following the rules.
Life has risk. You can't stop that, and it's pointless to try to disallow an activity because it might get you hurt. All my hobbies (except reading) can kill me. I accept it and move on with life, and don't stop doing them. If I die? Well, I tried to minimize my risk (smart handling procedures, let someone know when I'll be back from a hike, wear headgear in a sparring ring)...but yeah, I assume some risk. Because otherwise I wouldn't have any fun at all, and what's the point of that?
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