Tech Diving w/ School-aged kids

[girlwithbigtanks]

17 and 15 year old. mod 2 ccr, hypoxic oc, cave. You don’t stop being your own person when you are a parent. No Dad isn’t babysitting his own kids.

 

[rjack321]

17 and 15 year old. mod 2 ccr, hypoxic oc, cave. You don’t stop being your own person when you are a parent. No Dad isn’t babysitting his own kids.

Yes but your children are functionally feral

 

[girlwithbigtanks]

Yes but your children are functionally feral

I prefer independent and self sufficient!

 

[MB NZ]

No Dad isn’t babysitting his own kids.

Damn, I thought that's what I've been doing all these years

 

[OTF]

Came here expecting this thread to be an argument about when and if it's appropriate for children to do deco, lol.

 

[Lorenzoid]

Not just kids but non-diving spouses have factored into the risk versus reward equation for some.

 

[rjack321]

I prefer independent and self sufficient!

So far so good, Canadian Child Protective services seems to agree with you. Then again they haven't run into any bears or wolverines

 

[Lorenzoid]

Came here expecting this thread to be an argument about when and if it's appropriate for children to do deco, lol.

If "deco" means a "timeout," I like it. "THAT'S IT--you sit in the corner and do 10 minutes of deco!"

 

[nadwidny]

My kids were 6 and 2 when I started tech diving (they are now 34 and 30). It's all about being able to juggle time commitments (kids, wife, diving). It was unusual to see others of the same demographic but it can be done.

 

[Tracy]

I have had several tech students with children. It isn't common as it is an expensive hobby much like raising children.
The people I know who do both are typically in a well paying career. I don't see many blue collar tech divers with young children.