Comments on: Teen safe in the ocean http://cindykilkenny.com/2010/06/11/teen-safe-in-the-ocean/ It's me. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:02:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anthony http://cindykilkenny.com/2010/06/11/teen-safe-in-the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-2094 Anthony Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:00:40 +0000 http://cindykilkenny.com/?p=1374#comment-2094 Maybe sailing isn't what she wanted to do, maybe she just wanted to be like her brother. Either way, even as teen myself, I don't think she should've been allowed to go solo. Not around the world. It's way too much. The risk of injury during many "daredevil-like" activities is why a lot of events require that participants be 18 or older. Like skydiving. I have always wanted to skydive, because I want to feel what it's like, and some say it provides a feeling of spiritual freedom. I'd love to go when I turn 18. Maybe sailing isn’t what she wanted to do, maybe she just wanted to be like her brother. Either way, even as teen myself, I don’t think she should’ve been allowed to go solo. Not around the world. It’s way too much.

The risk of injury during many “daredevil-like” activities is why a lot of events require that participants be 18 or older. Like skydiving. I have always wanted to skydive, because I want to feel what it’s like, and some say it provides a feeling of spiritual freedom. I’d love to go when I turn 18.

]]> By: Randy in Richmond http://cindykilkenny.com/2010/06/11/teen-safe-in-the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-2092 Randy in Richmond Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:37:16 +0000 http://cindykilkenny.com/?p=1374#comment-2092 Extremely poor judgement, bad parenting, stupidity, misguided leadership, perhaps trying to live and achieve through one's child--yes. A crime, no. If so, every farming parent who allows their child to operate a tractor or any heavy equipment, any parent who allows or encourages their young children to ride motorcycles(bikes) in races or motorcross, to participate in downhill skiing on higher rated slopes, to ride a bicycle in traffic, piloting an airplane, etc. would also have to be charged. Let's not involve the government in the 'doing' --but maybe if necessary mom and dad should pay for any rescue costs. Does this kind of parenting boil my blood-yes it does. Extremely poor judgement, bad parenting, stupidity, misguided leadership, perhaps trying to live and achieve through one’s child–yes. A crime, no.
If so, every farming parent who allows their child to operate a tractor or any heavy equipment, any parent who allows or encourages their young children to ride motorcycles(bikes) in races or motorcross, to participate in downhill skiing on higher rated slopes, to ride a bicycle in traffic, piloting an airplane, etc. would also have to be charged.
Let’s not involve the government in the ‘doing’ –but maybe if necessary mom and dad should pay for any rescue costs.

Does this kind of parenting boil my blood-yes it does.

]]> By: Deby http://cindykilkenny.com/2010/06/11/teen-safe-in-the-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-2091 Deby Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:49:35 +0000 http://cindykilkenny.com/?p=1374#comment-2091 This one got me riled as well. You saw an angle I didn't. If it is true that this was more than the child's idea, then it's an even bigger crime than I thought. The parents should be charged with child abuse. This one got me riled as well. You saw an angle I didn’t. If it is true that this was more than the child’s idea, then it’s an even bigger crime than I thought. The parents should be charged with child abuse.

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