Look, I'm glad they found the kid

[pegkerr]

But don't you wonder a little a bit about a) our culture and b) this kid's upbringing when you realize that he wasn't found for four days because he was purposely avoiding the searchers because he had been told never to talk to strangers? I mean, come on, the kid's eleven years old! Don't you think he should have better judgment at this point than to think, "Hmmm . . . break the no-talking-to-strangers rule . . . die in the wilderness . . . boy, tough choice there. . ."

Good lord, I hope Fiona at age 12 would have more sense.

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[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Yeah . . . but I still don't quite get it. If he's exhausted, cold and thirsty, don't you think he'd figure, hey here are some people. Maybe they can give me what I need. How does he think he's going to get them all on his own if he doesn't know where he is?

A six year old, yeah, maybe, I could see it. For an eleven year old, it just seems strange to me. I mean, Fiona was a trained Red Cross babysitter at that age. And presumably a Boy Scout would get some rudimentary lessons in survival skills. Like, look for people. Duh.

[zephyrious.livejournal.com]

You know, I think the behavior is strange too, but I just finished reading Not Without Peril which tells the stories of numerous deaths on Mt Washington. The kid's actions look more normal in that context.