Used Motorcycles Anchorage
There Are Certain Things Regarding buying Used Motorcycles That You Really Need To Learn Before Making A Deal
There have been 3 times in life when folks have told me that I am very controlling. This is not really something that is good to hear. Each and every time I have heard this I have become quite defensive and angry, but upon personal reflection I realize that the observations were correct. This is not really the greatest feeling, yet I was happy that I have folks that care enough about me to point out my own mistakes to me. The only way we are able to grow and change is when we realize what we are really doing wrong.
My latest episode of being very controlling involved my eighteen year old son. He was looking for motorcycles for sale. I wanted him to look at used cars, but no. He’s not into used cars, because bikes are much more glamorous compared with used cars. He had been saving his money from a part time job for 2 years. He had talked about owning a motorcycle since he was ten years old. I have always been concerned about this because I do know that there are a lot of folks that get critically hurt and killed in accidents each year.
Just a few weeks prior to his birthday he was looking at newspaper advertisements for motorcycles for sale. I went into my full litany about why this was not an excellent idea. We ended up having a disagreement and both of us stated things that we regretted. I advised him that he would not own a motorcycle while still living at home so he threatened to move out and things just escalated. I was feeling terrible and was losing sleep. I didn’t want to back down from my own decision.
One of my co-workers who is also a very good friend advised me that I was trying to protect and control my own son and in the process was actually losing him. She pointed out that he was really very responsible. He had held the same job for 2 years and maintained good grades in school. He was responsible in driving the household car and he was not at all a risk taker. She pointed out that when he was 18 he would be an adult and I needed to give up trying to control his life.
She was right. It was really difficult to hear and admit, but what she was actually saying was totally true. I called my spouse and asked him if he knew which of the motorcycles on the market our son was interested in. I recommended we help him purchase it as a gesture that I would support his choice to have a motorcycle and trusted that he will be safe with it. We informed our son that night that we’d help him buy the motorcycle as his birthday gift. I apologized to him. This is one thing that I have found has helped in my relationship with our children, the ability to admit being mistaken and apologizing when I am.
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