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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[whapnoggin.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of something that I did when I was pretty young--7, I think. I decided I wanted to spend the night at a friend's house and set out with a blanket and a bag to do so. It didn't occur to me until the cop picked me up and I was restored to a very worried grandmother than anyone would miss me.

Still--12!