But Mom, he got to sail around the world!

Other than veteran Australian sailor Ian Kiernan on Page 6?

 

That's a much better example. But he (and a few others I've read) seem less concerned with the fact that she's attempting it than when they tried it.

 

One of the most fascinating, and yet infuriating, aspects of life is that we can only parent our own children, not someone else's.

 

This goes right along with "You don't have kids, so you can't say ANYTHING about parenting!"

 

It actually implies no such thing.

 

I said here, not in general. I know there people questioned it in general, because it says so in the story I linked.

 

I'd be willing to bet that many, many more kids died last year playing high school football than were lost in "riskier" activities.

And yet this continues as the stupidest thread in the history of message boards.

 

Your presence takes it to another level.

 

Shut the fuck up. What are you, the quality control monitor?

 

Haha, I win.

 

Better get your girlfriend in here to back you up in case you didn't.