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Anyone else have "helmet" parents

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mBall
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So for some reason my parents want me (pretty much make me) wear a helmet all the time in skiing, biking, and inlining. It gets annoying when i just want to bike some where a short distance away and I have to wear a huge gaper helmet... I understand if im out mountain biking or hitting a rail inling but they want it ALL the time. They are pushin for pads inline... 

Sorry for the rant, I just wanted to know if anyone elses parents were like this?

Jun 13 2009 3:19AM
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r0dubs
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yup


my parents are ttl hypocrytes
Jun 13 2009 3:23AM
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mBall
Posts: 1690 - Karma: 2,827

hahahahahah thats a great one thanks!

/anyone know where to get a stylish not massive helmet???? lol

Jun 13 2009 3:26AM
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mBall
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hmmm GREAT!!! pics???
Jun 13 2009 3:32AM
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Silence
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Yeah I guess it sucks when parents give a shit about their children
Jun 13 2009 3:32AM
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BC.
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wait...parents are supposed to care for their children? news
Jun 13 2009 4:37AM
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...WIBBS...
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always wear an helmet when on kickers, rails as i don't want to end up dead anytime soon...
Jun 13 2009 5:29AM
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Twaddler
Posts: 1197 - Karma: 109
i fractured my skull (small fracture but still) 2 years ago so i kind of need to.  there are some pretty nice looking helmets these days though
Jun 13 2009 7:48AM
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KravtZ
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i dont wear a helmet when i bike around unless im doing some serious biking but i always wear one skiing
Jun 13 2009 7:49AM
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reverendwrong
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well they do have a point with helmets, theyve saved me many a time and my friend almost died and was in a coma for 2 weeks from falling skiing. honestly wear something on there, and my opinion is that if your gonna put a brain bucket on it might as well be the best one, which is why i wear a POC. as for other pads, fuck em. other than hip/ass pads theyre useless and get in the way
Jun 13 2009 7:52AM
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CrazedSkier1080
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You little shits are possibly all retarded... Your parents are telling you to wear a helmet because it only takes one crash to wind up fucked up or dead. Trust me, take it from a kid with more than a few concussions and actual brain damage(claim-asaurus rex).

And, about pads restricting movement, thats bullshit. Unless you're wearing pads that your uncle used when skateboards were still made from roller skates, pads have been improved quite dramatically. Wear them a few times and you figure out, they really arent bad.

Or go ahead and don't wear shit, get fucked up and learn for yourself.
Jun 13 2009 7:54AM
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followCam
Posts: 1907 - Karma: 446
So.......you dont want to put on something that could save your life? Unless your like 12....then grow up man
Jun 13 2009 7:59AM
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hurrisun
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it would suck if she made u wear it when u were ust biking to a frineds lol
Jun 13 2009 8:07AM
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no_steeze
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generally when it's important to wear a helmet i choose to wear one, like mountain biking or skiing on a resort. just biking and longboarding around town i don't wear one and i don't always take one up in the backcountry on long tours because it's a hassle and we're skiing wide open pow fields with little obstructions, i mainly wear a helmet inbounds so i don't get hit by other people
Jun 13 2009 9:43AM
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IceCreamer
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I just wear one skiing.
Jun 13 2009 9:52AM
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207
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My parents force me to wear one skiing. I don't really care though because I love to put stickers on my helmet.
Jun 13 2009 9:58AM
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twin-tip-hero
Posts: 2896 - Karma: 277
always wear one skiing, keeps my head warm.  and when i go for long bike rides on busy roads i wear one.
Jun 13 2009 10:12AM
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feihlination
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well its one of those cases, where parents are right (probably not for biking two blocks to your friends, but action sports in general)

Jun 13 2009 10:12AM
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KarmaInitiative
Posts: 2028 - Karma: 174
my friends and i all wear helmets, they dont look that bad and it saves you from fucking yourself up. also you can put on helmet cams
Jun 13 2009 10:13AM
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stevie.
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My parents have always tooted the "wear a helmet" horn since I was 15 but they never once offered to buy one for me. Funny how parents operate.
Jun 13 2009 10:16AM
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michelle
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I try to always wear my helmet, especially skating. I don't go out without it. Same with pads! Seriously, just get some super comfy pads that don't restrict movement and can fit under your pants like these

http://www.aggressivemall.com/USD-Knee-Gasket-pads-p/usd-pad-knee.htm

And for elbow pads just grab a pair of volleyball pads at a Target or something and then you're set!
Jun 13 2009 10:18AM
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Uncle.Badness
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I pretty much always wear a helmet.

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Jun 13 2009 10:32AM
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Uncle.Badness
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pretend I just posted a picture of a kid wearing a beer helmet.
Jun 13 2009 10:36AM
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geet
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my mom only cares about wearing a helmet for skiing. she lets me longboard without one
Jun 13 2009 10:46AM
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thisandthatfilms
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ya same with me
Jun 13 2009 10:49AM
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k.perkins
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ohh yea. my mom always made me wear my helmet. but i normally dont use it in spring skiing cause its just so soft
Jun 13 2009 11:19AM
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p-oskier
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Ya, my parents were like that when I was like 13 but not anymore, but anyways in Quebec you need to have a helmet to go in the park.
Jun 13 2009 11:23AM
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geet
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yeah but rails dont get any softer
Jun 13 2009 11:26AM
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Ben.
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my mom was a hardcore helmet mom until i left for college. now she encourages it, but wont make me. i wear a helmet skiing 99.9999999% of the time. biking all the time. rarely for skateboarding, its just too damn hot.


but seriously, fuck pads. tell your mom you wont die from a scab. but the helmet, you really should just wear one.
Jun 13 2009 11:35AM
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kstanz
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yea my parents are the same but i dont mind as long as my helmet looks sick, which it does, but i hate when they push it with so many pads and stuff (my dads a doctor) maybe thats why...
Jun 13 2009 11:47AM
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sklermang
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Yeah, so my dad's work consists of reading cases about head injuries is kids under 18. He works at a children's hospital in neuro imaging and every day he comes home talking about all of these kids who have died, fucked themselves up, etc. from not wearing a helmet. He's always pushed for me to wear a helmet, he even tried to make me wear a helmet when i would go sledding when i was little haha. Now that im a little older, he honestly doesnt care that much. I really dont get it, I don't usually wear a helmet when i bike to a friends or whatever, and i dont wear one when im doing just rails/summer setup. I always wear on skiing, but its never like he nags me about it or anything. Wearing a helmet pays off though, and idk, but wearing one when i ski gives seems to give me more confidence to huck myself around.
Jun 13 2009 11:49AM
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artfullydodged
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my dad wont let me buy XL ski stuff, thats far worse
Jun 13 2009 1:32PM
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k-rob
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my parents make me wear one for skiing and mtb (not that i wouldn't wear one anyways, because there's no reason not to), but if i'm just cruising around the hood on my bike or a longboard or something they don't care if i'm wearing a helmet or not.
Jun 13 2009 1:35PM
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*Fujative*
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This.

I wear a helmet whenever I park ski. Same thing with longboarding or inline... I would rather be safe then sorry.
Jun 13 2009 1:36PM
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SteezyOhio
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yea, i think your dumber to not where a helmet, i get shit for wearing mine, but i honestly could recall 5 times this season where i should have been on a sled had it not been for my helmet

get educated, and dont do stupid stuff, just cause the pros dont wear one you dont have too, they make money for skiing, you dont

Jun 13 2009 1:41PM
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ski-plastic
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Just tell your mum to cut the fuckin ambylical cord and let you do what you want. You learn a lot by getting hurt!!
Jun 13 2009 2:05PM
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mBall
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Yeah, I dont mind wearing a helmet skiing and mtb, but just biking around town is somewhat rediculous...

Jun 13 2009 2:59PM
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cjgncjgn
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because they dont want you to die...
im guessing your 15-17?
Jun 13 2009 4:17PM
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ataraxia
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I always wear one skiin unless im helping to film.
Jun 13 2009 4:20PM
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tinkytwinky
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this is true^ just start sneaking off without it, and then they see u comeback fine, or boycot ur bike and make them firve u everywhere
Jun 13 2009 4:21PM
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s_a_m
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same and my parents do it for seat belts too but i understand
Jun 13 2009 5:16PM
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I_Am_Mod
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it all just takes one bad fall to fu** your pretty little head....
Jun 13 2009 5:27PM
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bangarangmules
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You have to be forced to put one on? I mean it's pretty much just common sense to protect your head. I'm glad i'm just lucky to have parents that bought it for me because they care about my health.
Jun 13 2009 5:34PM
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eheath
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I have a "helmet" brain.
Jun 13 2009 5:46PM
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Turner.
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oh I see what you did there.
Jun 13 2009 6:03PM
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ilikeplants
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just listen to your parents and wear the fucking thing.
Jun 13 2009 6:06PM
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yourthemannowdog
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Biking, never you just look retarded. Longboarding, don't really unless my parents watch me ride off, then just take it of. Skiing always, too many concussions, wore a helmet and no more problems
Jun 13 2009 6:11PM
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Malcolm
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yeah i have parents like that too haha
Jun 13 2009 6:14PM
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Santa-Cruz
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your 20 i thought your like 18

and my mom makes me wear one but it doest really bother me cause i feel like i can do more while wearing a helmet
Jun 13 2009 6:15PM
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