girl solo sailor epibs went off this AM

[Jim in CT]

Everyone read rirockhound's most recent post. It came out over the weekend (at least that's when I first caught it) that her dad was trying to put together a reality TV show for her.

Knowingly endangering the life of your 16 year-old for a little bit of money (and I assume they are not a poor family if their hobby is offshore sailing) and 15 minutes of fame.

It's putrid, vile stuff.

[Saltheart]

I kept my mouth shut on this in case she was ultimately lost but now that she is safe , I got to say this type of thing done by children , boys or girls, is absolutely irresponsible on the part of the parents. Either the parents value whatever alterior thing was motivating them more than they value their kids lives or they are just totally stupid and ignorant as to just how dangerous an adventure like that could be.
The law should make hanging onto those kids one grueling nightmare for those parents. I wouldn't want to see them taken away but a good grilling to hang onto them and the scare of losing them might be just what the parents need to appreciate having them safe at home with them.

Anyway , stupidity can be found under many titles , in this case its under the mom and dad category!

[maddog2020]

So what folks are saying it all of this is just stunt like that idiot who said his child floated away in a weather ballon when the whole time the kid was hiding in the attic ?!#@

Every one wants their 15 minutes of fame! Yup, they want the glory, but don't want to put in the sweat!

Kids now a days think they can put a video online and be a discovered sensation overnight?! Yeah, right - don't quit your day job and remember to ask if the customer if they want fries with that, OR if they want to supersize it, LOL.

The worlds in a lot of trouble IMHO. There is no short cut to things. There is no free lunch. Get in line for your enemas now. I hope we survive these bozos the sheeple elected into office.

I'm glad the girl is alive.

[maddog2020]

LOL, Sandman - you type faster than I do.

[Nebe]

this girl will amount to more than any couch potato kid wielding a nintendo joystick.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Nebe

this girl will amount to more than any couch potato kid wielding a nintendo joystick.

Maybe she'll become an "engineer" like Nat.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Nebe

this girl will amount to more than any couch potato kid wielding a nintendo joystick.

And probably far less than a kid who has to overcome real life challenges to achieve their goals. Those kids don't have the benefits of EPRIB's, rich daddys, and TV deals.

But I don't see this as about the girl. She is just 16 and decades away from establishing her quality as a person. It is about her parents, and this fiasco says little for their qualities.