Abby Sunderland Missing

[crashbb]

I wish I had read your post first, but I probably would have responded anyway. Yeah, I'm familiar with this posters work on another thread. I wonder if they will claim to "own" this thread too??

Probably.


If she only had his fancy "car camera" on her boat, they'd be able to find her quickly. Too bad that only a special few have access to the system.

Would the plane be able to drop something to her? I'm thinking a life raft type thing. I was thinking that a small plane would be able to fly lower and thus be better, but not sure how far away she is from an airport - they may need to fly a large plane (which would have to fly quite high).

Poor thing.

 

[pigletgirl]

I was thinking neglect and endangerment....

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Probably.


If she only had his fancy "car camera" on her boat, they'd be able to find her quickly. Too bad that only a special few have access to the system.

Maybe we can get her a cell phone number to a "guy" who works for a company not listed online.

Seriously though, I do pray for her safety. I'm not going to call the parents stupid....they just take risks that I would never take while my kids are still...well, kids.These parents are hardly the "balloon boy"s parents, though.

 

[Toad_Passenger]

Probably.


If she only had his fancy "car camera" on her boat, they'd be able to find her quickly. Too bad that only a special few have access to the system.

Classic post, absolute classic!

 

[crashbb]

I was thinking neglect and endangerment....

Given that they didn't make any secret about her trip, authorities have known about for a while (including before she set sail - when they could have stopped it), so I suspect that allowing the trip was not illegal.

I don't really know though.

 

[crashbb]

Maybe we can get her a cell phone number to a "guy" who works for a company not listed online.

Seriously though, I do pray for her safety. I'm not going to call the parents stupid....they just take risks that I would never take while my kids are still...well, kids.These parents are hardly the "balloon boy"s parents, though.

Just to be clear, because it looks funny in your quote - my "poor thing" wasn't sarcastic (it wasn't in reference to her lack of a camera).

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Just to be clear, because it looks funny in your quote - my "poor thing" wasn't sarcastic (it wasn't in reference to her lack of a camera).

Oh gosh, I knew that! I could tell by the tone of your post that you had switched gears from funny to serious. That's what I tried to do..I am so sorry if it came out like I didn't think you were sincere.....I knew you were.

ETA: OK, I just reread my post and it does look like I intentionally took out the serious stuff and left the "poor thing" in there. I did NOT do this on purpose, and I will fix right now! I didn't even realize that I had left "poor thing" in. I'm so sorry.

 

[Kelrykengab]

When I think of all the things I wanted to do or thought I could do when I was 16 and now look back and thank God my parents said No Way. Not sure I would be here today. On some level I have to admire the parents' ability to let her live her dream, but am pretty certain that if my 16 yo wants to go around the world in a boat alone I am not going to be like Ok, honey...just get your emergency gear (and I know she trained). I do wish for her safe return and hope that she wasn't targeted by people with ill intentions.

 

[crashbb]

No worries - I didn't you did it on purpose. I just didn't want someone reading through the thread later to get the wrong idea. Thanks for editing, though.

Okay, so the blame is coming from 4 hours away. So, it would need to have a range of at least 10 hours or so (4 hours each way plus 2 hours for searching and some buffer). I lack the ability to figure out what kind of plane it would have to be.

 

[DawnCt1]

16? a child? if they are still considered a child at 16 then should it be illegal for them to drive.

Let's see; Driving a car in your neighborhood? Sailing around the world in a huge, dangerous, expansive ocean? You are comparing these two?

 

[DawnCt1]

Was it stupid of parents to let their 16 year olds fight in WWII?

Yes, probably. If they were 16 in WWII then had to have lied about their age because the legal age to sign up in WWII, and now, is 18. Was it "stupid"? Probably.

 

[SaraJayne]

I would never call anyone in this family stupid. They are sailors, that is what they do.

I grew up with friends who started training to race cars when they were 11/12 years old. They came from a family of race drivers, and that's what they did. The same goes for farmers. My Dad started working with heavy and dangerous farm equipment when he was 12/13, because that is what his family did.

Just because you would choose not to have your child attempt this, doesn't mean there are not families out there who are more than capable of understanding the risks and allowing their children to attempt such a feat.

It's the same thing we see time and time again on this board. People are trying to fit their own standards onto someone else's life, assuming their position to be superior, when, in fact, they are just 2 differing opinions and neither one is superior to the other. In short, the parents are not "stupid."

I haven't read any further than this, so I apologize if the thread has run off course. lol

Yes, the parents are still stupid. For letting their son and their DD do it. I don't care how experienced they are, they are children.

And sending them off around the world ALONE isn't exactly what I would call a great parenting decision.

To me, it seems like the parents are possibly sacrificing their children for their 15 mins of fame.

 

[carley]

right or wrong choice on the parents is not for me to judge as they dont answer to me.

my only right is to pray fast and hard that Abby comes home safe.

 

[ClarabelleCowFan]

Yes, probably. If they were 16 in WWII then had to have lied about their age because the legal age to sign up in WWII, and now, is 18. Was it "stupid"? Probably.

My Dad enlisted in the Navy at 16 during WWII. He had to bring his Dad with him to sign the papers but they did allow him to enlist knowing full well that he was under age.

 

[mumom95]

Praying that she is ok and they get help to her before it's too late.

Right or wrong, if this turns out bad, the parents are going to have to live with the fact that they could have prevented this, for the rest of their lives. I don't wish that on anyone.

 

[mumom95]

Was it stupid of parents to let their 16 year olds fight in WWII?

At least sending your 16 year old (which I do not agree with) off to war served a purpose. They were fighting for their country, something that many people feel is a valid reason.

Sailing around the world solo has no greater cause other than your own accomplishment. Which is always a good thing, but not necessarily something a parent should allow their 16 year old to do if there is a good chance that it will put their life in danger.

 

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

CNN reported that they could tell from signals that the boat was afloat and moving at about 1mph. they are thinking that she may me floating but not sailing.

 

[Dismagic1]

Well it was their decision to make as the parents of the child, not anyone else's. So for all those who object to what the parents did, when your 16 year old wants to sail around the world, you can tell them no and be just so proud of yourself for doing what's right!!

 

[cm8]

I am hoping that all is well and God protects her and keeps her safe only as he can.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

CNN reported that they could tell from signals that the boat was afloat and moving at about 1mph. they are thinking that she may me floating but not sailing.

Oh good. Thanks for the news. I have not watched any of it on TV yet.