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Originally Posted by mardigras
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Noone's ignoring any part of any story. Some kids are more mature at 4 than others. Hell, my daughter is 3 and can write already and clean her own room and other things that you wouldn't imagine a 3 year old doing, while my nephew who is 4 can barely string cohesive sentences together. I didn't say that I agree with parents allowing a 4 year old to ride an ATV, I said that life in a rural setting is different and kids are EXPECTED to mature faster and take on more responsibility. That kid had probably ridden that ATV 100 times and things were always fine. Is it tragic? Sure. Could it have been avoided? Yes. Should someone have been with the kid? Absolutely. But you're missing my point entirely. Parents and people in general in a setting such as that probably didn't see ANY problem with what the kid was doing because it's common place for very young children to be quite independent. Quit twisting my words and read them...