FWIW

>Do you allow your kids to:
>
>1. Drive - A life or death activity. More likely to be killed in an auto accident than in war.

Yes, but only after careful instruction and a long supervised learning period.

>2. Drink - ditto

A thimble of wine on Friday night. Nothing else.

>3. Have Sex

No.

>4. Smoke

No.

>5. Cross streets

See #1 above.

>6. Fly

Yes.

>7. Marital Arts

What exactly are "marital arts"? <bg> I hope my husband and I have demonstrated a good way to be married.

To answer what you meant, never came up.

>8. Fire weapons

No.

>9. Swim, etc, ad nauseum...?

Yes, but see #1 above.

We spent a lot of time and thought trying to balance risks vs. benefits of many activities and teaching our kids how to be as safe as possible without living in a bubble.

Tamar