Amen to that!
Posted on 10/11/2006 5:30:24 AM PDT by Aussie Dasher
EIGHT-year-old Bindi Irwin was greeted with screams of support tonight as she honoured a commitment made by her father.
The daughter of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin attended tonight's Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards in Sydney, making her first public appearance since her father's memorial service on September 20.
At that service, Bindi Irwin pledged to continue the wildlife work of her father, who was killed by a stingray barb to the chest while filming footage for his daughter's TV series on the Great Barrier Reef on September 4.
Steve Irwin had earlier agreed to attend tonight's awards ceremony so his daughter could mix with her favourite television and music stars.
Instead, Bindi flew into Sydney from the Sunshine Coast accompanied by her mother, Terri Irwin, and said she was excited to be presenting an award.
Dressed in her father's trademark khaki, Bindi attracted the biggest scream from the crowd outside the Sydney Entertainment Centre and happily posed for photos.
“I'm feeling pretty good,” she said.
“It's kind of sad that he couldn't be here but it's nice that I could do it.”
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Many people make judgements about what 'others' should do, based on what they would do.
Many would hide from the press, hide from their commitments, hide from the world, dressed up in depression for years and years.
Many would consider their loss of someone like Steve as the loss of all their energy and will, and that they had none of their own without him.
They would end up being lost in the playbooks of the world's memory and lose all the financial backing for the animal preserves Steve worked so hard to gain.
They would lose everything Steve built so they could dissolve themselves in their pity for their own selfishness.
Bindi and her mother are like Steve in that they intend to CARRY ON with his tradition, with his energy, with his strength, and in his name.
So, to answer your question "What is wrong with you?", the answer is that they are AFRAID. They think others should be AFRAID.
These others, their names will never be in history books, or honored on the gates of any animal preserves, or remembered in any school books.
These people want everyone else to be as unknown, afraid, and weak, as they are.
AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. Bindi has a future she will pioneer with her mother's strength, her father's, and God's. No one is 'parading' this child around and I don't think there are any strong enough to get in this child's way, either.
Especially those who sit on the sidelines but think they know the best 'path' Bindi should take.
One of the things that experts in child development state about children and trauma is to try and maintain as "normal" a schedule and routine as is possible. To the Irwins, who were always surrounded by media and thousands of people, doing things such as this *is* their normal.
I'd say that probably the second most important thing regarding children who've experienced a death is to allow them the opportunities to share their happiest memories as often as possible. Speaking about their deceased loved one is therapeutic and so important. Even for adults.
Bindi is probably going to surpass Lady Di as one of the most recognized people in the world. You can see it oozing from Bindi; how much she loves the stage and how she will forever love speaking of her beloved daddy.
Try and view the Irwins and especially Bindi from this perspective.
Bindi and her brother are the spitting image of their dad. Bindi certainly has 'her father's eyes.'
Photos of Steve as a baby look just like Bob. I never saw too much resemblance (or as much as Steve and Bindi) until I saw Steve's baby pictures.
Thanks for the ping.....she is her fathers daughter....the world is a little better because the Irwin family is in it......Thank you Australia for sharing them with us!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJASWdYO7Ao&mode=related&search=
Thanks for the ping, btw. :)
Bindi Irwin is the toughest 8 year old on the planet Earth.
Amen to that!
Thanks for the ping
To all I stand corrected. Guess I'm jaded after watching somany minutes after someone dies that the family able to go on natl tv and pour their hearts out but in this case I was obviously off the mark.
Nonsense, the kid has been doing that for a while, was getting ready for her own show before her dad's death and seems to like this stuff.
Good for the family to help move on and it isn't hard labor by any definition.
Give the kid some credit
she can handle it
"Poor child. Trotted out like this so soon after her father's death. Scandalous."
This child has been taught from birth about death and that life goes on. Her dad taught her well. I applaude Terry for carrying on and honoring him the way she and the children are.
Should they stay in a hole and cry the rest of their lives?
Nana
Thanks so much for the ping! You can look at these kids' faces and see they are grounded and know they are loved.
I'm guessing that no matter what, Bindi's future will be what Bindi wants it to be. Even had Steve not had this early death, Bindi's future wouldn't be exactly what Steve had imagined."
You're an optimist.
For most children, you would probably be right on the money. Bindi, though, is her father's daughter, through and through. And she has a purpose to her life that, so far, she doesn't seem to mind inheriting.
What a kid. I used to watch her with her dad and that little girl is not only mature for her age, she is one smart cookie. How wonderful that she is honoring her dad in this way. He would be so proud of her.
Thank you for the ping!
I think Bindi's going to be all right. She's surrounded by a lot of people who love and support her, who seem to have their heads on right. Steve's legacy isn't conservation, it's his *children*. :-)
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