Pros Cons
Kids would love it It would take up a huge amount of space in my yard
Kids would love it Is there a home owner liability issue for other kids?
Exercise - jump out the squirrlies They are so big
Fairly inexpensive Will it fit in my backyard?
I grew up with a trampoline I can't really enjoy a trampoline the way I used to
Kids want one Will my grass die?
It's not hard to notice the glaring trends in my pro/con list about purchasing a trampoline.
This issue has been swimming around in my mind for most of the day and I wanted to actually get it down on paper - to help sort out the emotion from the objectivity.
I have enjoyed my new backyard for just about a year now - I love mowing it - I love watching my children run around in their very own space. It makes me happy to know that they have this space to call their very own. The yard is not huge - in fact it already contains a sizeable swingset and a playhouse with a sandbox underneath. Adding a trampoline might make my yard look like a circus training facility. (Which side does that belong on in my list?) Grandma is a clown...what the heck? Circus it is :)
I asked and asked for a trampoline as a kid... we never got one. Until my brother started asking... I wonder if it took my parents that many years to go through that list?
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