Posted on 06/13/2005 2:01:55 AM PDT by bd476
Whether adults act sensibly or not is not germaine to the topic here. That is like defending Michael Jackson by saying a lot of African American men do not molest children. What does one have to do with each other?
This was a high school trip where they were supposed to be watched, where drinking and gambling should have been not only discouraged, but punished.
Once they are out of the parents' home they can screw, get blued and tattooed. That is what the real world is for.
Natalee was a very pretty girl; those sadly are the ones most vulnerable to stalkers and unwanted attention. What young man would not want to get her attention? Being pretty sure had tragic consequences here.
I can't figure out the point about Girl's Gone Wild being filmed in Aruba? SO??? New Orleans, and Florida are just a couple of other places they are filmed.
Do you want your daughter showing her tits for all the men in America on a DVD?
Well number one, we call them breasts in our home. Besides that, you completely missed the point, they are filmed lots of places besides aruba.
Number one, I can care less if you call them jars, sweater meat, ta-tas, tee-tees, melons. Don't give me your smug domestic serenity act with me. Second, what does the fact they are filmed in other places have to do with the fact Aruba is a major spring break place, where many students are known to "let loose." So my point is germaine, correct, and conclusive, and YOU are merely a whining troglodyte.
ok, instead of stooping to your level with the stupid insults, I'll let you think you won.
Unless she was slipped a date-rape or other drug, which is well within the realm of possibility.
A friend in NYC was legally blind. His 8 -year-old daughter did all kinds of errands for him, going to the grocery store, the dry cleaner, etc. My heart was in my mouth watching that little girl navigate the streets on her own, but she was enormously competent and careful well beyond her years. They'd schooled her to be quite the urban and urbane little citizen. Of course, that was a couple of decades ago in a very nice neighborhood, but still it was unusual.
The point is, it is possible to teach your children to act like adults. Few parents feel the need to do so.
Well, I won on facts, but this is not about winning or losing. That is childish. This is about a missing teen which all of us are Monday Morning quarterbacking.
"Downtown DC after dark is a far more dangerous place than Aruba."
Aruba is known for drug smugglers. DC elects their's mayor. LOL
As parents, raising children to be independent adults capable of operating on their own is the single most important responsiblity we have.
Well said!
Welcome to FR.
It is morally objectionable to be promoting your blog by using Natalie's disappearance for personal gain.
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