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At what age do you discourage your dd to ride a bike in your neighbourhood?

I don't ever allow it

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Till age 6

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Around 6-8

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8-10

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10-11

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17%

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13+

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She can ride whenever and wherever she wants. No restrictions

61%

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Total Votes : 107

Ruchel

Wed, Nov 19 2014, 11:37 am

Even my friends (some non Jewish, yes!) who didn't do tampons as virgins did bike, horse, gym... as wanted.

amother

Wed, Nov 19 2014, 11:39 am

Ruchel wrote:

Even my friends (some non Jewish, yes!) who didn't do tampons as virgins did bike, horse, gym... as wanted.

Hi I rode bikes, horses a lot and used tampons. I went to the OBGYN after my marriage only to find out that my hymen was not (and still is not broken)! Go figure! that's not a reason to not ride a bike. there are poskim who do not allow a woman to spread her feet that way, but honestly I still ride bikes and would let my kids too probably only until age 8 in my neighborhood (chassidic)

Debbie

Wed, Nov 19 2014, 11:40 am

morahaviva wrote:

Is this question regarding tznuis only? I ask because I went out with a guy once (ONLY ONCE) who said his daughter would never be allowed to ride a horse or a bike, because it may "damage her inside"... and then she wouldnt be considered a btulah (virgin)....

I take it that said daughter wouldn't be allowed to stretch,dance or go on a trampoline either,all these activities can also break the hymen.
Please excuse me being blunt but maybe someone should tell him that the only way for a woman to loose her virginity is by s-xual relations with a man.

FranticFrummie

Wed, Nov 19 2014, 12:17 pm

Rivka Imenu rode a camel, and if it's good enough for her, it's good enough by us!

And yeah, what Debbie said. The only thing that makes a woman not a virgin is relations with a man.

amother

Wed, Nov 19 2014, 1:58 pm

I'm still puzzled. It's considered not tznuah to ride a bike in daylight in a skirt that covers the knee?
I've never heard this before. (My dd and I wear pants, so this isn't an issue for us.)

It makes me a bit sad. There's nothing like the freedom of riding a bike to a friend's house when there's no one to drive you. I used to bike from home to college when I didn't have a car. And you can't beat the exercise.

One last thought: I can't speak about other neighborhoods, but Brooklyn would be a safer place to get around if more people (women and men) rode bikes instead of driving cars!

MaBelleVie

Wed, Nov 19 2014, 2:33 pm

FranticFrummie wrote:

Rivka Imenu rode a camel, and if it's good enough for her, it's good enough by us!

And yeah, what Debbie said. The only thing that makes a woman not a virgin is relations with a man.

She rode side saddle Smile

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