you know, sometimes there really shouldn t be a debate about whether a child should do this or not. bill: what would be dying is too as a parent, though, what would be the difference, martha and i talked about this last, what if he were in a downhill skiing event or snow boarding event? i mean, it carries risk there, what is the difference. yes. you can say all sorts of things, he could have died walking to school, right? i car could have hit him. but you make judgments as parents, what is the likelihood that my son will die if there is an accident in the event and, let s face it, you know, this is like going very fast in a car, and when you crash in a car you are highly likely to die or suffer severe injuries, why would you put your child through that because you can, kids like to do things impulsively and they think they are invincible and their brains are not done developing and that is why he went indulge their requests, mom i want to jump off a bridge in a parachute and,