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And some people dont need you and everyone else on shakedown educatng them on whats good and bad
I thought dude's response to the subject at hand was well thought out and of sound advise. Are you going to follow him around the board and nit-pick everything he says?
Your post on the other hand adds NOTHING to this topic.
I was not attacking him either I guess you saw that with your reading abilities and all.
I dont want him and people on shakedown educating my kids on what is right and wrong. Thats a fact not an attack. You are reading my posts with a bad attitude and you see me as pissed off. Take some deep breaths and pop in a dave matthews album.
I dont want him and people on shakedown educating my kids on what is right and wrong.
then dont bring them. noone on shakedown is educating anyone. they are exposed to a part of life they will have to deal with eventually while on shakedown. the parents do the educating. or we can just leave it to them to figure out on their own. again different strokes for different folks.
been to many fests. we are hitting gratefulfest, 10klf, and a bunch of smaller fests with the kids this year. they love it. .
How is gratefulfest...especially for families? We're thinking of all going (me, hubby, 12 yo dd and 18month ds) this year. Wish we could make it up to 10klf...maybe next year. This year we're definately going to Merlefest, Asheville Music Jamboree and Appalachain Roots Revival...all with family in tow...now if we can just get this bonnaroo thing worked out...
gratfulfest is great for families. nelson ledges is the perfect place. its loud and crazy all night. but the kids seem to sleep through it with no problems. but there is a beach with swimming, a playground, small arcade, etc... i cant think of a better fest to go to as a family. and a lot of other families are there too. tons of kids running around. one of my favorite festival moments of all times is helping about 30 kids make a dead skull in the sand. its just perfect for faimilies. and kids under 14 are free. i cant strees enough how great of a place it is to bring the kids. the campsites are in the shade. you can have fires. so smores and hot dogs keep them busy and fed. plus there are some rules to make it more kid friendly. no thongs on the beach, no nudity, stuff like that. i cant say enough good things about that place!! hered a link to the gratefulfest thread here on inforoo. the lineup is crazy good and im trying to get an inforoo camp going there. we will have 5 kids with us ages 7-11. and maybe some more depending on who comes. if you end up coming let me know. the more the merrier!!
does anyone else think this stuff gets overblown? your kids arent going to be attacked on shakedown. sure kids bring some xtra responisibility to roo. but no more then they do on any camping trip, or the beach or disney land. and i feel much safer with the people im around at roo then i do about strangers at the beach. as for being exposed to smoke or partying i guess i just dont see the harm. noones blowing it in their face. for my family its not a whole lot different then a family reunion. id rather expose them to things like that together. rather then having some kids doing it feeding them bad info. or the schools.government feeding them the bs they do. i think youll find they are oblivious to it for the most part. sure at a certain age they will ask about it. and if you havent talked to them before that it would be the perfect time to have that talk. or you can just wait for their peers or the schools to misinform them. i guess if you think drugs are evil and all that then it wouldnt be a good place for your kids. if you think its something they should be educated about rather then just thrown into it by peer pressure i think its a great place.
we wont be taking kids to roo. its kinda our vacation from all that. but my sons and friends children have been to many fests. we are hitting gratefulfest, 10klf, and a bunch of smaller fests with the kids this year. they love it. and i know that some of our most special memories will be of the times spent festing it up. and i will know that they are exposed to more then just the public school system to build character. life is more then popularity, clothes, and teasing others to the point of deep depression. some people go through life with smiles on their face having a great time helping everyone they can along the way. life isnt about a career and money. its about experiences had with loved ones. i think its good for them.
Dude- I totally agree, well said. And we don't (okay, rarely) see eye-to-eye, but you're spot on here. I really appreciate your opinion and comments on this and agree. Especially this line: "and i feel much safer with the people im around at roo then i do about strangers at the beach" -- SERIOUSLY. Taking a kid to even the mall can be more dangerous; at Roo even at my lamest, most confused- if I fell down, four people would turn to help me up. we're quick to judge based on the bad apples, but the good ones are worth their weight in gold, and the kind of people I want my child to know. That not everyone has to wear blinders, that people can be Good even with the amount of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt) in this world/country.
Hey druidcat - we are bringing ours kids 2 & 1/2 boy and 7 month girl. many will say we're nuts but we are optimistic. we have camped with our kids but haven't done anything like this. we are driving from philadelphia and do not have vip passes. hoping to get some more imput from people who have brought kids. we are also hoping to get in touch with other people bringing kids in order to form some sort of "people with kids at bonnaroo super friends club" ;-) or maybe just see if we can set up camp near eachother (if that's even possible) and help out with eachothers kids if late night or naptime venturing is desired. maybe i should start a new thread?? we're new to bonnaroo and inforoo.
If you haven't been to Bonnaroo before, I would think long and hard about this. I'm not sure you know what you're getting yourself into. I'm not even necessarily saying you shouldn't do it, but you should know what you're getting into. Bonnaroo is pretty crazy.
Thanks for the imput and concern statyk. I'm sure you are right that we probably don't know what we're getting ourselves into but that's part of the fun and adventure of the whole thing. We did give it a lot of thought before buying tickets. We expect it to be crazy and not always easy with the kids. We're just going to get there early, relax, not try to do everything, pop the kids in backpacks, and just enjoy being together surrounded by people who are there for same reason: the music. Plus, as a family who loves music with small children on a buget who don't get to do too much outside everyday life who could resist the line up in a musical adventure into the unknown together as a family.
Thanks for the imput and concern statyk. I'm sure you are right that we probably don't know what we're getting ourselves into but that's part of the fun and adventure of the whole thing. We did give it a lot of thought before buying tickets. We expect it to be crazy and not always easy with the kids. We're just going to get there early, relax, not try to do everything, pop the kids in backpacks, and just enjoy being together surrounded by people who are there for same reason: the music. Plus, as a family who loves music with small children on a buget who don't get to do too much outside everyday life who could resist the line up in a musical adventure into the unknown together as a family.
I LOVE the attitude you have! With that kind of attitude - I am sure you will have a blast and the kids will be just fine!
