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Trust at 125 mph

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When you tell people that you are going skydiving – you will get an opinion. The good. The bad. And even the ugly. The best part is the expression on each person’s face when you say you are going skydiving. It is almost comical.  First you see the absolutely stunned expression, then the immediate response. “You’re what?!?” Or, “I have always wanted to do that!” Another common one, “I would never, ever jump out of a plane.” As my husband says, “I would never jump out of a perfectly good plane.” Someone even told me that they always wanted to go skydiving, but their significant other wouldn’t let them because it is an act of ultimate selfishness (in case something goes wrong). Let me back up a bit. My son just turned 18. For his birthday, he wanted to go skydiving. My mom said, “Yeah, me too. Let’s go.” My niece said, “You’re going skydiving? I want to go too.” Skydiving is not something I would have ever done, but this was different. I am not in any way a thrill-seeker or adren