Posted on 06/14/2010 12:04:54 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Here's a dose of reality.
The father of teen sailor Abby Sunderland told The NY Post that he's broke and had signed a contract to do a reality show, "Adventures in Sunderland," about his family of daredevil kids weeks after she set off on her doomed and dangerous solo sail around the globe.
Laurence Sunderland, a sailing instructor who lives in the middle-class Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks with his pregnant wife and seven kids, opened their home to film crews four months ago.
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WOW when did this become about Sarah Palin..seriously you gotta get off your hate fest for her
Sorry NLZ that was meant for another FReeper...
DC in a FReepmail you asked me
“What has that got to do with it?”
To do with what ???
What is the “what” ???
OK...fair enough.Now that you're no longer a child can we expect you to start taking some *real* risks? Will you report to us within the next week that you jumped out of an airplane for the first time? And in that same time frame can we expect you announce that you're planning to circumnavigate the world...alone....in the winter?
And BTW...rumor has it that your 12 year old is planning to drive from New York to LA...alone...starting tomorrow morning....with your blessing.Any truth to that rumor?
The reality show pay needs to be attached for services rendered in the rescue of their minor who was participating on non-typical risky behavior. (As brave as she is though IMO).
Outside of the financial issue I have nothing to complain about though.
Oh and there is a HUGE difference between someone who was running for Vice President, what was she supposed to do, hide her kids in the closet..Obama parades his kids all the time, remember the infamous “Daddy when are you gonna plug that hole” comment, come on, you know she did not say that..but that is OK, but when Sarah wants to carry her son around town, oh she is just using her kid
There you go spewing again AND in capital letters.
I'm not one of the "protect the innocent child from the world" posters!
She should be "allowed" to sail around the world when she's got the sailing proficiency checkouts required, the equipment, and the balls.
Sounds like she was ready.
Why is Ezekiel and Revelations being taught on every other thread, but THIS, no! THIS is "not God's plan" for this girl.
Your user name and the fact that is about all you post about......???
This thread is about Abby Sunderland..never one did I even bring up Sarah Palin’s name
You could it wrong. The Australians volunteered and stated from the get go they would pay for the rescue. It’s what they do.
LOL
I would like to think I would report my neighbors if they were endangering their child.
I meant, “You got it wrong....”
Yep, you are correct. I had somehow gotten the impression this story was older.
I don’t watch much T.V. these days and didn’t track it on the news.
Good call.
Still, if she had a plan for that season and route or an alternative....
Even so, that doesn’t make it right.
Just because the taxpayers in Australia get stuck with the tab doesn’t make it any better than if the taxpayers of the US gets stuck with it.
And that doesn’t even address the shipping boat that spend extra fuel, risked their lives, and lost income for their part in this.
Besides, stuff like that is just plain fun and can be very calming to the soul, while exciting the spirit.
One cannot help but be struck by the juxtaposition of the statement in the first paragraph that the father is broke and then this statement. Hmmm. Could one have something to do with the other. Perhaps he oughta spend some time out of bed.
You two should talk to each other. One believes the state should intervene, the other doesn’t. Discuss.
Funny thing is when people hear I do these things the most common refrain I hear is “You don’t look like you would do that sort of thing”.
But I do and would do it more often if I could.
What?! That is unacceptable “org”.
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