Skiing

    I have never been skiing. I'm not even good at any of it on video games. I don't think I will ever go. The lifts themselves make me nervous. I've been on those as rides at theme parks. Not very often. I cannot say I like them at all. The boys have learned to ski and enjoy it with their dad. He takes them a lot on weekends. The past few years as they've gotten older and better at it he's gotten them more equipment. It seems they go every other weekend when he has them now it's winter. I don't like it very much. I pretty much just put it out of my mind. Otherwise I'd make myself crazy.
    There are many skiing accidents you hear about this time of year. People get hurt, break limbs, and even get killed. There was a story very recently about a man crashing into a woman and her daughter on a mountain in Maine. The man and girl were killed. The woman I beleive is still critical. Maybe thats why it's more in my mind now as my boys have been off skiing this whole weekend. I got a call a few hours ago saying they were on their way home so I know we're all good. At least for this weekend.
    I really don't know much of anything about skiing. How? What you need? And what you should have to be safe. The reports about the accident said something about noone wearing a helmet. I'm guessing one's not required by law like they are for bike riding now. Wondering if that'll change for skiing soon too. And if it's good or bad. I know I grew up riding a bike without a helmet. I know I make my little ones wear their helmets when they are learning to ride. After that I don't so much. I also don't make the boys wear them now they are 16. It seems silly. Yet I may be all for it with skiing. Probably because I don't know about it. What you don't know scares you more than what you do know.
     When the boys get home later I probably won't get much of a chance to talk to them about their trip much less skiing in general. I'll have to play on the internet and learn some more about it when they're in school tomorrow. After school I'll talk with them some. I usually don't even ask for too many details about where they are going skiing. They've been to quite a few different mountains in the area. Some I've heard of, some I have no clue about. I'll be doing some more research from now on. I hope their father has taught them well but I also don't trust him. That helps scare me even more. You can see why I just put it out of my mind. It's easier for me and them. I don't lose it and get crazy and say things like they shouldn't go. Sure I want to, to protect my babies who are no longer babies anymore.
     And that's the fun reality of being a mom. My babies are old enough to go out and do something I've never even tried. I don't want to. They know much more about it than I do. It's great that they've been able to go out and learn to love something I couldn't show them. But it still cuts that I didn't. They are their own people, growing up. Time goes by way too fast.