Remember Jessica Dubroff....1996? Seven years old...was to be the youngest pilot to fly across the US....crashed....dead. The media got slammed after a day or two...carrying this story that everyone said was stupid. Why not allow five-year old kids to fly? That was the point when the whole story died off.
Three weeks ago...some 15-year old kid climbed Mt Everest. I felt the same way...there will be a 13-year old kid eventually....and he’ll fall to his death....then what?
Might as well allow a 9-year old kid sail alone around the world....just to be different.
I don’t buy any of these stories anymore.
Kids are not adults.
Parents are suppose to be responsible for their kids.
Some people seem to forget that.
Jessica Dubroff (God rest her soul) was the first one I thought of too when I saw this story.
Prayers for Abby’s safe return - recriminations can come later.