Comments on: Mom thinks riding is ‘unladylike’ http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2010/06/07/unladylike/ The women's guide to motorcycles, and one lady biker's journal Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:50:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: gj http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2010/06/07/unladylike/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 gj Sat, 16 Jul 2011 02:24:24 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/?p=1053#comment-3919 it is totally unlady like for women to ride motorcycles -its not feminine at all..please enough -that and being smothered in tats looks horrbile on women... it is totally unlady like for women to ride motorcycles -its not feminine at all..please enough -that and being smothered in tats looks horrbile on women…

]]> By: Shirley http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2010/06/07/unladylike/comment-page-1/#comment-3354 Shirley Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:31:51 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/?p=1053#comment-3354 Condi, I loved your story and congrats on bringing Mom around! I have been so lucky in that my Dad rode all the years I was growing up and though Mom was behind him (this was many, many years ago) she loved it. Mom suffered from dementia the last five or six years of her life but when I bought my first bike after riding behind hubby for all those years she was so proud of me. She even liked my dragon tattoo so there may be a bit more to write about someday Condi. Condi, I loved your story and congrats on bringing Mom around! I have been so lucky in that my Dad rode all the years I was growing up and though Mom was behind him (this was many, many years ago) she loved it. Mom suffered from dementia the last five or six years of her life but when I bought my first bike after riding behind hubby for all those years she was so proud of me. She even liked my dragon tattoo so there may be a bit more to write about someday Condi.

]]> By: iowaharleygirl http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2010/06/07/unladylike/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 iowaharleygirl Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:00:51 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/?p=1053#comment-3349 What a great story! Thanks to Condi for sharing her story with us! And the Doo-rag comment made me laugh out loud! LOVE IT! Surprisingly my Mom has been really supportive in me getting a motorcycle. I think it helps some that I wear a helmet and she also knows that I'll pretty much do what I want to do! :) What a great story! Thanks to Condi for sharing her story with us! And the Doo-rag comment made me laugh out loud! LOVE IT! Surprisingly my Mom has been really supportive in me getting a motorcycle. I think it helps some that I wear a helmet and she also knows that I’ll pretty much do what I want to do! :)

]]> By: Susan http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2010/06/07/unladylike/comment-page-1/#comment-3346 Susan Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:30:46 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/?p=1053#comment-3346 Great story! I love people with open minds, I had a similar situation with my mother about my motorcycle riding. When I first bought a bike and started riding, my mom was VERY against it. She had never heard anything positive about people riding motorcycles, nevermind WOMEN riding motorcycles! She thought it was just dangerous and thrill-seeking, in a bad Hell's Angels kind of way. So then I joined a group of women bike riders, and I would tell her about the various types of people in it, their careers, their personalities, and she became more receptive to listening. She learned there were teachers, sales people, health care workers, doctors, police women, etc. and she was surprised and impressed! She used to be a teacher herself, and when she learned the leader of our group was a teacher, that really made her happy! So gradually she changed her mind about my bike. Now she is downright happy that I ride with a group, she feels it is safer for me, and a real great way for me to meet new people and have great adventures. Now every week she asks, "do you have a ride planned for this weekend?" And she is happy when I do, and asks about it. I am so happy about her new attitude! And they say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, my mom is 90 years old! So, as in life in general, communication is a great key to understanding, no matter what the subject! Great story!
I love people with open minds, I had a similar situation with my mother about my motorcycle riding. When I first bought a bike and started riding, my mom was VERY against it. She had never heard anything positive about people riding motorcycles, nevermind WOMEN riding motorcycles! She thought it was just dangerous and thrill-seeking, in a bad Hell’s Angels kind of way.

So then I joined a group of women bike riders, and I would tell her about the various types of people in it, their careers, their personalities, and she became more receptive to listening. She learned there were teachers, sales people, health care workers, doctors, police women, etc. and she was surprised and impressed! She used to be a teacher herself, and when she learned the leader of our group was a teacher, that really made her happy!

So gradually she changed her mind about my bike. Now she is downright happy that I ride with a group, she feels it is safer for me, and a real great way for me to meet new people and have great adventures. Now every week she asks, “do you have a ride planned for this weekend?” And she is happy when I do, and asks about it. I am so happy about her new attitude!

And they say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, my mom is 90 years old! So, as in life in general, communication is a great key to understanding, no matter what the subject!

]]> By: Toby http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2010/06/07/unladylike/comment-page-1/#comment-3344 Toby Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:15:06 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/?p=1053#comment-3344 I just love this story. My mom was also terrified of bikes and never would have let my dad have one either. My mom passed before she ever got to meet my husband who's been riding motorcycles for 30 years. When hubby and I were just dating (and before I was riding my own), we rode to the cemetery on his Road King, so that he could meet my mom. He so very sweetly said out loud to her "don't worry...I'm going to take good care of your daughter". It made me tear up, and I know that it made my mom happy. She would have loved him as much as I do and I'm pretty sure she would have seen riding in a whole new light. She might even have been tempted to hop on the back, and she would have been proud to see me ride my own! I just love this story. My mom was also terrified of bikes and never would have let my dad have one either. My mom passed before she ever got to meet my husband who’s been riding motorcycles for 30 years. When hubby and I were just dating (and before I was riding my own), we rode to the cemetery on his Road King, so that he could meet my mom. He so very sweetly said out loud to her “don’t worry…I’m going to take good care of your daughter”. It made me tear up, and I know that it made my mom happy. She would have loved him as much as I do and I’m pretty sure she would have seen riding in a whole new light. She might even have been tempted to hop on the back, and she would have been proud to see me ride my own!

]]> By: Corn Dog http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2010/06/07/unladylike/comment-page-1/#comment-3343 Corn Dog Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:23:37 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/?p=1053#comment-3343 Pam, my dad was around for the first several years of my riding and was very surprised at my interest. He said the same thing about my interest in camping - LOL - "I don't know where you get these hobbies, the family never did anything like that." I just smiled and said, "Well maybe that's why I do them - because we never did them when I was growing up." I know he worried about me, but he was always impressed whenever I'd get a new bike or talk about our various rides. Thanks for reading and commenting here - so sorry your Mom has passed, it is not an easy transition. Pam, my dad was around for the first several years of my riding and was very surprised at my interest. He said the same thing about my interest in camping – LOL – “I don’t know where you get these hobbies, the family never did anything like that.” I just smiled and said, “Well maybe that’s why I do them – because we never did them when I was growing up.” I know he worried about me, but he was always impressed whenever I’d get a new bike or talk about our various rides. Thanks for reading and commenting here – so sorry your Mom has passed, it is not an easy transition.

]]> By: Pam http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2010/06/07/unladylike/comment-page-1/#comment-3342 Pam Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:44:17 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/?p=1053#comment-3342 Great post! I lost my mom in March about a month before getting my motorcycle endorsement. She was surprised by my new found desire for riding, but as always very supportive. Great post! I lost my mom in March about a month before getting my motorcycle endorsement. She was surprised by my new found desire for riding, but as always very supportive.

]]> By: Corn Dog http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2010/06/07/unladylike/comment-page-1/#comment-3341 Corn Dog Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:04:40 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/?p=1053#comment-3341 Thanks for reading, Ken, glad to have you here! Thanks for reading, Ken, glad to have you here!

]]> By: Ken L. http://www.bikerchicknews.com/2010/06/07/unladylike/comment-page-1/#comment-3339 Ken L. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:48:39 +0000 http://www.bikerchicknews.com/?p=1053#comment-3339 Great post & thanks for sharing it. Those sorts of stories make me smile. Great post & thanks for sharing it. Those sorts of stories make me smile.

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