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Sailing girl getting boat wrecked
Abby Sunderland's boat got wrecked, otherwise she would be the now youngest to sail around the world.
IMO I think what she was doiong was great. Many in the world are coming down on her parents for letting her do this trip. I think that is stupid, I have wanted to learn to sail for a while, since I walked down by the boat club about 4 years ago and saw this really neat old wooden sail boat.
My kid is nine right now, Heck, If I start her out this summer I might have her able to go for it at 14 or 15.
I think kids theese days are treated like spoiled, incompetant little fragile things with no brain or ability to perform and think. They aren't made to be solid and hard working like the baby boom and prior generations. I think it all started with us kids of Gen X, but todays kids are being taken to a whole new level of spoiled.
In some countries kids as young as 5 are forced to work twelve hour days in sweat shops. Does it hurt them or make them grow up to be hard workers who know how to get a job done?
Now I am not advocating child labor (unless they want to at say 9 or 10, maybe two hours a day in summer break, my kid wants to work at subway, she loves that place so why not let her), so don't think that is what I am saying. I see no reason kids can't work, that's what an agricultural society here in th USa had done for years and nobody become phsycopathic from it, it is sitting on the couch with too much time to think that creates crazy.
I do think children should be raised as the intelligent and capable beings they are.
Abby has proven that kids don't need to be incompetant lazy couch potatoes.
IMO I think what she was doiong was great. Many in the world are coming down on her parents for letting her do this trip. I think that is stupid, I have wanted to learn to sail for a while, since I walked down by the boat club about 4 years ago and saw this really neat old wooden sail boat.
My kid is nine right now, Heck, If I start her out this summer I might have her able to go for it at 14 or 15.
I think kids theese days are treated like spoiled, incompetant little fragile things with no brain or ability to perform and think. They aren't made to be solid and hard working like the baby boom and prior generations. I think it all started with us kids of Gen X, but todays kids are being taken to a whole new level of spoiled.
In some countries kids as young as 5 are forced to work twelve hour days in sweat shops. Does it hurt them or make them grow up to be hard workers who know how to get a job done?
Now I am not advocating child labor (unless they want to at say 9 or 10, maybe two hours a day in summer break, my kid wants to work at subway, she loves that place so why not let her), so don't think that is what I am saying. I see no reason kids can't work, that's what an agricultural society here in th USa had done for years and nobody become phsycopathic from it, it is sitting on the couch with too much time to think that creates crazy.
I do think children should be raised as the intelligent and capable beings they are.
Abby has proven that kids don't need to be incompetant lazy couch potatoes.
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Permalink Reply by Willy on
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We could also be mournig her today. She got lucky and survived the storm. Letting a minor child risk her life to set a record is not something a responsible parent would do. I would rather have a living couch potato than a dead sailer.
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Permalink Reply by AQUAMAN on
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Speaking from over 50 years of experience on big oceans and big lakes, they are nothing short of a combination of majestic tanqulity, and natures worst nitemare for sailors of all type vessels. Respect is the key word here. And like it or not, far too many often tempt the hand of fate when they venture into the waters worldwide everyday. To permit a child of this or any other age to attempt such a stunt, well, it's not wise parenting in any shape or form. Sure, I agree, couch potatoes we don't need in our kids. There is plenty of other activities that are constructive, safe, and enjoyable without jeaopardizing your life to prove a moot point as this. Sorry, JMO.
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Permalink Reply by Edie Lindsey on
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While I do like the idea of seeing youngsters actually out there doing something, I think it is a tad irresponsible of her parents letting a youth of 16 years try to do this unassisted, just for the sake of getting in the record books. If I had the time and was her mother, I'd be there with her-- could you imagine the turmoil her parents would be going through if she had went to Davy Jones' locker?
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Permalink Reply by Mary A. on
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I agree with all the replies, Sheila. Abby's folks need a boot camp for wayward parents.
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Permalink Reply by Sweater Cows! on
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Hmm. My kid seems to thing powerchuting is her next new activity, at tad young at 9 for that I don't think they would let her. I believe she can't skydive until age twelve.
In a plane ya can't pull over on a cloud to change your alternator(magneto), at least in a ship you got a chance to float.
But powerchuting, where does she come up with this stuff. (the little plane with the parachute above).
http://www.sundogpowerchutes.com/
http://www.sundogpowerchutes.com/Pic-G-27.jpg
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