dive_lover88
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wrong...i'm younger than you,but not as well trained as you.scubafire:I think I am closer to teenage years than any other person who posted.
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wrong...i'm younger than you,but not as well trained as you.scubafire:I think I am closer to teenage years than any other person who posted.
However, he has already told me he doesn't like shore diving [which nix's about 90% as I said of the diving I do], I don't think he'll like Lake Diving, if he didn't like getting geared up in a 7mm in CA and standing around for a few minutes, It's 10x's worse at the lake in 100+ degree heat and with alot less to see, so what are we left with the occassional boat dive. Not really the return on investment that I'm looking for, I haven't given up on him and shore diving yet, but it'll be a hard sell.
isurus:PS In the interests of full disclosure I'm 26 now and have a guitar in my closet thats been played once and I only bought it 6 months ago so I have my sympathies re that one.
ZzzKing:Please pack up all once played guitars and immediately send them to me. I'll pick up the shipping cost. Prefer Rickenbacker, Gibson, Fender, Martin, Taylor, Vox and Gretsch. Any once played tube amps will be appreciated also. Also, if you have any forrty year old guitars and tube amps that you are no longer using, those will get a good home as well.
I have a two year old baby girl in her first swimming lessons right now and can't wait for the time when I we discuss our next dive together.
I agree and I don't want that either...t he most likely wants just a dad to share experiences with, not a combination dad + scuba instructor.
If he's fussy about where he's diving then he's not interested, give it a rest.
OK, he has no problem telling me NO, or what he likes or doesn't like to do; I didn't force him to take OW and I've never forced him to go on a dive. He's never said he doesn't want to dive, if I ask him if he wants to go, I usually get the "Ya, OK, Sure, Cool" or some other 1 word response; that's about all I get these days. There is no doubt in my mind, that if he didn't want to go, he'd simply say NO. After I've asked him once, time permitting, I usually let it resinate for a few days a week or whatever and just check again to make sure he hasn't changed his mind. I don't think he feels required to dive with me cuz he knows I dive all the time and would with or without him; in short he has plenty of "outs". I think he likes being a scuba diver; it's not something any or many of his friends/peers have done, gives him a "cool" factor and he loves the water.No sense in dragging him along. (Much better if he goes willingly)
An idea; I don't know how feasable since we live in AZ. I had planned on us taking AOW & Rescue at the end of the summer in AZ [same gear config as CA]; didn't have a chance at the beginning which would have been optimal and aleviated these concerns I'm sure.When and if he's intersted have him start with AOW in CA. That will give him a skills review as well as a profesional transition to cold water diving and gear.
fairybasslet:I wanted to take my 16 yo to buy a reg for him last night but he'd rather hang out with his friends.![]()
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