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[LT]

Another thing to consider would be that she probably hasn't finished her education back, so taking however long it would take to sail around the world off from school would probably set her back quite a bit.

Or she would end up more educated than those who remained in school.

No, she wouldn't learn much more than what she needed to accomplish her daily tasks, and that would be a really steep learning curve with very little room for error.  The majority of her time would be spent alone on the open ocean in her little sail boat that she would be forced to operate entirely by herself - a task that's difficult even for experienced adult sailers.  She wouldn't have a whole lot of time to explore port of calls along the way in order to become more "cultured" if that's what you're thinking, unless she took even mroe time to do so.  And really that would still not be an acceptable replacement for what she would learn in school.

[KK]

I happen to agree that we've become too sensitive when it comes to protecting our children and I suppose in the USA it is really extreme.

But I'm fully on the govt's side in this case.

When a child rides a bicyle a few miles or wanders around by herself, it's likely she'll in be able to call for help if she runs into trouble. Or if she doesnt come home at the end of the day, it will be noticed and there's only so many places she could have gone for (unless being kidnapped).
So, if she gets in trouble over her head, there's a good chance someone somehow will be able to help in time.

Out on the ocean? Not likely. It's simply not that crowded on the open sea. Noone can help her in time if something happens and there simply are so many more things that can go wrong. Too many variables to consider.

So, as the govt has a duty to protect its citizens and esp. minors, it's the right decision to not let her go. While I'm not fond of the idea of a govt protecting people from themselves, this is a valid exception.

And anyway, I wonder how much this is really the girl's dream or her parents idea of showing her off and profiting from it.

[MariusVI]

Well, in the mean time...

She's fled to The Netherlands' Antilles, got hunted down by the police and was properly brought back to the press people's lenses. Child Care tried to sever the ties with her father, but the judge wouldn't go for it. Something like that...

Next step will be an accidentally released porn tape featuring Captain America, Popeye, or some other sailor as the main mast she's getting to ride in stead of her boat's (errr...?). Hey man, it's great being famous!

[Ludovico]

Well, in the mean time...

She's fled to The Netherlands' Antilles, got hunted down by the police and was properly brought back to the press people's lenses. Child Care tried to sever the ties with her father, but the judge wouldn't go for it. Something like that...

Next step will be an accidentally released porn tape featuring Captain America, Popeye, or some other sailor as the main mast she's getting to ride in stead of her boat's (errr...?). Hey man, it's great being famous!

Cool - looking forward to it!

Seriously, is this true - the running away, I mean?

Don't forget the asshole who made everyone think his kid fell out of a balloon.

[MariusVI]

Yes, it happened a couple of weeks ago. She'd gotten all fed up with officials meddling with her life, and decided to leave for the other side of the globe. There she wound up in a regular WIP flick!

[Ludovico]

Yes, it happened a couple of weeks ago. She'd gotten all fed up with officials meddling with her life, and decided to leave for the other side of the globe. There she wound up in a regular WIP flick!

What's the matter with kids today? 

[KK]

WIP means?

[t'Sade]

Work In Progress?

[Ludovico]

Work In Progress?

Which actually means all of us. 

[t'Sade]

All of our lives are works in progress until the moment we are completely and utterly forgotten. So, might as well have fun doing it.

The idea of her running away is interesting. I'd like the see the reasons, actually. I think she is an adventurer, no doubt about it, and I think it is an interesting goal. But, if she ran away in a tantrum, that proves the point. If she ran away to do it anyways, then I'd have more hope for her.

[Ludovico]

The problem is we don't know how much pressure her parents put on her, to what degree her goals are really theirs. Maybe she just wants to be normal kid, and doesn't know how to do that.

[t'Sade]

The problem is we don't know how much pressure her parents put on her, to what degree her goals are really theirs. Maybe she just wants to be normal kid, and doesn't know how to do that.

And, I suspect, that is why the courts told her no. It could be a wish of the parents to go around the world, or the drive to make their child special. Even at the risk of harming the child. I know we've never seen that before (Hollywood, tennis), but it could happen.

[der Wandersmann]

Well, there's a new one to talk about ... some 16-year-old girl wants to try it. I haven't heard any more than that.

As far as the actual doing of it goes, I wouldn't be afraid to do it myself ... I know how to sail, and I love being alone on the water. There is one thing though, that does scare me, enough to make me drop my macho and admit it, and that's the passage round the Horn. No way would I do that in a small craft ... I'd want a battlewagon, or at least a heavy cruiser. Maybe a nuclear sub, now that I think about it. I've seen enough really good sailors come to grief rounding the Horn that the idea of the Panama Canal seems divinely inspired.

[Ludovico]

I know we've never seen that before (Hollywood, tennis), but it could happen.

Yeah - parents using their kids for their own egos is so rare it's shocking to contemplate. That's why all those child stars lead such normal live. 

Meant to be ironic!

[MariusVI]

WIP means?

Women In Prison - the genre to which belong such infamous movies as La Bestia in Calore, The Big Doll House, the Chained Heat trilogy, 99 Women, Frauen im Liebeslager, etc. There even is a musical, a recent entry: Prison Girls A-Go-Go!

Well, there's a new one to talk about ... some 16-year-old girl wants to try it. I haven't heard any more than that.

As far as the actual doing of it goes, I wouldn't be afraid to do it myself ... I know how to sail, and I love being alone on the water. There is one thing though, that does scare me, enough to make me drop my macho and admit it, and that's the passage round the Horn. No way would I do that in a small craft ... I'd want a battlewagon, or at least a heavy cruiser. Maybe a nuclear sub, now that I think about it. I've seen enough really good sailors come to grief rounding the Horn that the idea of the Panama Canal seems divinely inspired.

There's an Aussie girl of about the Dutch girl's age who's currently sailing around the world...

She damaged her boat by crashing into an oil tanker shortly after departure, but this should be considered as merely an accidental false start, I understand - after repairs had been done she's been doing quite nice, already making it to New Zealand.

Which is completely in the wrong direction, I would estimate.