January 21, 2012 - 11:45 am
About a year ago, I wrote this article at PJ Media about a young Dutch teenager who wanted to sail solo around the world. She was finally permitted to try and today, just about a year later, she succeeded. I wrote about that here, at my blog.
Congratulations, Laura, I wish there were millions like you.
Kudos to her, and also to her dad. He fought for her right to go out and do something hard and dangerous. The nanny state tried to stop them, but human perseverance won the day.
Screw you goobermint. Parents know better than you what is good for their children. She is stronger for this. She also knows that if she failed, she might well be dead.
I thought about the same things as a teenager before jumping off a bridge into the swimming hole below. I survived. But I still think and plan.
I am proudly of Dutch descent, and today, I am prouder to be of Dutch descent!