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re: News reporting U-High kid fell overboard
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:36 am to BMoney
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:36 am to BMoney
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Because this is exactly the same as going to the Bahamas for a booze cruise.
These senior trips are all highly coordinated and almost always have a good number of parent chaperones. I would have no problem with my children going on one.
This situation is of course terrible, but it's not a reason to not let your kids experience life.
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Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:37 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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Because this is exactly the same as going to the Bahamas for a booze cruise.
You’re right, It’s probably more dangerous
Agreed. Those Bahamas senior trips are pretty darn safe. But I mean if the kid jumped out of the boat at night....
I don't know if that's for sure what happened, just seemed to be the case. So my bad if misinformed.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:38 am to nicholastiger
quote:even 18 year old high school grads? Helicopter much?
I wouldn't let my kid leave country without me b
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:38 am to bbap
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Agreed. Those Bahamas senior trips are pretty darn safe. But I mean if the kid jumped out of the boat at night....
He got drunk and made a bad decision. It could happen anywhere and his mommy or daddy being there wouldn’t have made a damn bit of difference.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:40 am to bbap
People generally do not understand how much faster currents move in the gulf/ocean than inland. You can be 1000ft away in a minute, and with any type of swell, unable to keep your head above water assuming booze was involved.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:41 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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They can’t make adult decisions because parents like you have coddled them their entire lives and won’t let the cross the street without you holding their hands
This is a hard truth of society
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:42 am to YumYum Sauce
Not to mention the size of the aquatic life just beyond the reef.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:43 am to tigafan4life
quote:tell me you've never been on a booze cruise without telling me you've never been on a booze cruise
No life vests?
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:47 am to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:It has happened. Guy named Tyler Russell did it in Lake Maurepas. Not a senior trip and he was in his early 20s. Dove in and never came up. Also happened in 2010 or 11 on another senior trip to a local kid.
He got drunk and made a bad decision. It could happen anywhere and his mommy or daddy being there wouldn’t have made a damn bit of difference.
This post was edited on 5/25/23 at 10:49 am
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:47 am to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:Gen X is turning out to be full of helicopter parentsquote:
I wouldn't let my kid leave country without me
even 18 year old high school grads? Helicopter much?
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:49 am to 777Tiger
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uhh, that one was a little different
Young kids that just graduated, foreign country, drinking, bad decisions, parents lost a child.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:50 am to SuperSaint
Oh 100% true. I’m deathly afraid of open water.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:51 am to SuperSaint
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Gen X is turning out to be full of helicopter parents
Gen Xers - we're the ones holding this country together!
also Gen Xers - raising zoomers
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:57 am to financetiger
This is gut wrenching. My step son was on the cruise. My daughter sent me a video. Young man is in the water and just starts floating away. Someone threw one buoy to him. I don't understand why there weren't 20 buoys thrown at him. It's horrific.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 11:01 am to GeauxxxTigers23
My kids definitely aren't coddled, they handle their own problems, have been introduced to a lot of positive things above their age level, and are well-traveled, but we do protect them from mature themes. The issue is that today, many parents fight all their battles for them so they do not have decision-making skills, failures, or consequences. Also, they think they are immortal and many do not have the life experience to understand how precious life is. Again, most are not going off to war at 17/18... the Tik Tok generation-They have been conditioned to do dangerous/stupid things to entertain people for likes and clicks. The person who filmed it may have already been filming if this was a "Hey, watch this!" moment if he indeed jumped as mentioned in the thread last night. Apologies if that is speculation and he fell off. Condolences either way, I cannot imagine.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 11:02 am to terriblegreen
I’d have a hard time not putting on a couple of flotation devices and jumping in myself. Human nature.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 11:34 am to actiger60
Prayers
This post was edited on 5/25/23 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 5/25/23 at 11:35 am to 225Tyga
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Where is the video?
On the phones of every teenager in Baton Rouge by now, I'm sure.
Its not going to be imbedded in a news article I wouldn't think
Posted on 5/25/23 at 11:36 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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He got drunk and made a bad decision. It could happen anywhere and his mommy or daddy being there wouldn’t have made a damn bit of difference.
From what I’ve heard I’m not even sure any of the parent chaperones were on the boat.
If you’ve ever chaperoned a trip like that you know some of the parent chaperones need as much or more supervision than the kids.
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