This woman is of the ilk that made All is Lost a success at the box office. There are an awful lot of people who don't have the faintest idea of what sailing and cruising are about. Not that it stops them from having opinions! personally, I can't think of a better way to bring up your kids than to do it while you're exploring the world on a small boat (and they're ALL small boats offshore). Will your kids fit into the nice box that society has ready for them when they grow up? Doubtful. But they are far more likely to be well-adjusted and self reliant.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Lisa Lias <lisal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Meanwhile, we can't get our (big) kids to come with us on the boat unless > it's a sunny afternoon, we aren't going far and there's plenty of snacks > and soda. 😳 > > Lisa > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 9, 2014, at 9:53 AM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yeah, my facebook feed is on fire with this stuff right now. Depressing. > But, at the same time, if the masses want to think that sailing is for > fools, let them, more sailboats and empty anchorages for me (when I get > there). Going to go look at a 40 CB and a Landfall this weekend :) > > I feel for the Rebel Heart family, they lost their home and their dream. > Don't even get me started on the terrible parenting that so many > non-sailors are guilty of, some really horrifying stories in Toronto lately > involving children, terrifying stuff. The world is full of these > judgemental people because they have to justify their safe, boring and > miserable existence, which it must be for them to focus so much on other > people's lives. > > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > Toronto > > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Della Barba, Joe > <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>wrote: > >> Nothing wrong with sailing with kids in general. I remember a boat >> pulling into Bermuda with an infant and a puppy! >> >> Obviously YMMV on this. Having no crew but the 2 parents with only one >> really able to sail is a bit undermanned for ocean sailing IMHO. I still >> remember from birth to age 3 my son was a full time job for my wife and I >> was essentially sailing single-handed while she kept him safe and happy. >> >> *Joe Della Barba* >> >> Coquina >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Colin >> Kilgour >> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 09, 2014 9:25 AM >> *To:* C&C List >> *Subject:* Stus-List Rebel Heart - an ignorant woman blogs... >> >> >> >> If you want to get infuriated, read this woman's blog about Rebel Heart. >> >> Apparently, she's some kind of self-described parenting expert who is now >> weighing in on sailing and seamanship issues as well. >> >> I'm not sure I'd have gone to sea with my kids at that age, but if I >> didn't, it certainly wasn't for the reasons that this self described expert >> espouses. >> >> http://www.modernmom.com/1443ce50-bf5d-11e3-9fb2-bc764e0546c6.html >> >> Cheers, >> Colin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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