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An eight-year-old girl who was swept away in the Indian Ocean tsunami has been found alive -- almost seven years to the day the giant wave hit her Indonesian village, Antara news agency reported Thursday.
Originally posted by TheComte
You're right, John. Too bad all our kids can't go through a 7 year ordeal wandering the country with nothing but the clothes on their backs. It's a waste of an opportunity if any child doesn't get a chance to go through this awesome experience.
Originally posted by TheComte
You're right, John. Too bad all our kids can't go through a 7 year ordeal wandering the country with nothing but the clothes on their backs. It's a waste of an opportunity if any child doesn't get a chance to go through this awesome experience.
Originally posted by blackrain17
Originally posted by TheComte
You're right, John. Too bad all our kids can't go through a 7 year ordeal wandering the country with nothing but the clothes on their backs. It's a waste of an opportunity if any child doesn't get a chance to go through this awesome experience.
No 8yo kid would last 7 years in the US. Too many mother #in pedophiles in this country...
Originally posted by My.mind.is.mine
Originally posted by TheComte
You're right, John. Too bad all our kids can't go through a 7 year ordeal wandering the country with nothing but the clothes on their backs. It's a waste of an opportunity if any child doesn't get a chance to go through this awesome experience.
His good point is lost in bad verbiage, that's all.
I understand what he's saying, and I also understand that it's in the context of society. Unfortunately as Americans we're so spoiled that the equivalent to her 7 years wandering for us is getting a little job at 9-10 years old working 10 hrs a week. Actually doing something, learning some work ethic, and some personal responsibility outside of "clean your room". How about "learn to appreciate the fact you have a room"..
Originally posted by JohnPhoenix
Poor girl ??
Hogwash ! Perhaps the first few months were hard on her but this girl must have had people looking out for a hungry lost child all these years.. and or it taught her to survive.. toughened her up. I believe it's most likely a combination of both.
Nothing poor about this girl or her experience. If all kids went through this it would be an awesome thing for them. they would either die because they could not cut it or it would cause them to rise to the challenge. I bet this girl becomes something Big one day.
Poor girl ??
Hogwash ! Perhaps the first few months were hard on her but this girl must have had people looking out for a hungry lost child all these years.. and or it taught her to survive.. toughened her up. I believe it's most likely a combination of both.
Nothing poor about this girl or her experience.
If all kids went through this it would be an awesome thing for them. they would either die because they could not cut it or it would cause them to rise to the challenge.
Originally posted by JohnPhoenix
Poor girl ??
Hogwash ! Perhaps the first few months were hard on her but this girl must have had people looking out for a hungry lost child all these years.. and or it taught her to survive.. toughened her up. I believe it's most likely a combination of both.
Nothing poor about this girl or her experience. If all kids went through this it would be an awesome thing for them. they would either die because they could not cut it or it would cause them to rise to the challenge. I bet this girl becomes something Big one day.