To throw my child out of an aeroplane

[Fromablokespoint]

For his 18th birthday present - quite stuck for idea's and not very "traditional". He would of course be strapped to someone and have a parachute!

This is not something I’d buy as a surprise....

Would DC enjoy it?

My DH would love that. I would probably evacuate my bowels, cry and beg a lot, and land in a catatonic state from which I might never recover.

So YANBU?

From the title I thought it was gonna be about toddlers/3 year old. I have a 3 year old son and he makes me feel like I want to throw him out of a plane sometimes! (Joking obviously )

In seriousness though, yeah great present if you think he would be up for it! I definitely wouldn't but each to their own

We did exactly that for DS’s 18th but it was very much done at his request. As PP says I don’t think this kind of gift would make a good surprise. DS did the jump in July and absolutely loved it. My heart was in my mouth watching on the other hand!

We also bought DS some tickets for a new zip wire opening near us as something he could do with some mates, which is perhaps a slightly less adrenaline fuelled event but one that should be fun to do as a group.

Is he an adrenaline junkie or has he massively pissed you off?

Is he a bit of an adrenaline junkie? If so, go for it!

I definitely could have posted this last week when we all had to isolate

My 8yo would love that. Alas, I have 10 years to wait.

I did it at 22 and it was brilliant

@Fromage

Is he an adrenaline junkie or has he massively pissed you off?

Made me laugh.

He is a bit of an adrenaline junkie and has spoken about it in the past.

If this is something he has shown an interest in then YES! I've done two and the experience is incredible!

If you know he would love it then do it.

I've participated in a party where a guy was dragged blindfolded and strapped to parachute.
Not my idea of fun.

I'm 100% an adrenaline junkie but I also think this is something I wouldn't be happy having bought for me as a gift.

The idea that someone has paid for it and the pressure... would make me feel like a thousand eels had taken up residence in my stomach.

Whereas if I'd paid for it myself and I wouldn't feel a twat for not committing, I'd be fine and jump out of that plane like a lemming.

Does that make sense?

I wouldn't do it as a surprise, speak to him and ask if he would like you to pay for it for him or is there another experience he would prefer.

I thought this was going to be someone at the end of their tether with a toddler and I was going to say we’ve all been there….

Absolutely throw him out! The free fall is great fun but the floating around admiring the view was the best bit. I did land on a beach in Oz for my skydive so might be a bit biased there!

I think you should ask him first. How about a flying lesson instead?

I got my mum, sister and BIL surprise skydives and didn’t tell them until the day they were doing it. They all absolutely loved it. I‘ve done hundreds of jumps competitively and teaching it and have never met anyone who didn’t enjoy it. I think it’s a great present!