The Talk

There comes a time in the lives of a father and a son that they must have "The Talk". It is an important, lesson sharing event that must take place for both the father and the son to grow. I imagine that every father feels a sense of responsibility to make sure the son understands the importance and severity of "The Talk". Of course, the son usually is doing all that is humanly possible to not roll his eyes. Just sitting there patiently waiting for his father to finish "The Talk".

Here is the beginning of "The Talk". Oh, by the way, this is motorcycle related. Not sure what you thought I was getting at but it is definitely motorcycle related. Do you see that screw that Lineman is holding in his hand? It is the most important little piece of metal to me. It represents some form of forced restraint. That little, itty bitty screw is now going to be the source of all my gray hairs. You see, I like it when the screw is IN the bike, not out of the bike. That little screw is a throttle limiter. It is there to manually limit how much throttle a kid can give his bike, therefore limiting how fast he can go. Lineman just.... gulp.... took it out of our ornery, daredevil, thrill seeking, speedster punks bike. Gulp, that means he can make the bike go as fast as it is capable. Which is pretty quick really.
Thankfully they are having "The Talk" though. A heart to heart to make sure our speed demon little child understands what this means. This is tough for me. He has been riding since he was three years old and he is four now, has a great sense, good balance, and has been riding several times a week. Still, I worry about him.
So does his older brother. Lineman gives them both "The Talk" once more. My oldest boy is very level headed, unlike his brother. I'm glad he'll be showing him the way on this one. Here they go. Can I take it? What will happen? Will he go slow? Will he go fast? Will he ride just like he did five minutes ago? I can't take it! I can't take it!
Oh no. Here comes a grey hair.