UPDATE! Check out our interview with Abby’s Father
As we approach Father’s Day 2010 I am always reflecting on what I have or have not done as a father for the year. Many of us ask, “Was I a Nice father this year? Did I show that I cared?” But another question that am asking myself these days is “Have I prepared my sons for the next steps they are about to take. As a father of a college bound and a high school bound freshman, it is a good question to ask.
Recently, it came to the world’s attention that a young lady, sixteen years old was lost at sea as she attempted to circumnavigate the globe in a sailboat. The young lady, Abby Sunderland left alone Jan. 23 in her sailboat Wild Eyes. During her trip she encountered some stormy weather, losing contact with her parents and others and ended up setting off her emergency beacons which started a rescue effort that included the United States, Australia, and France. She had recently spoken to her family via phone and told them that she had engine issues and that she had taken on water, but felt she could handle things.
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