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“Her parents have obviously raised some extraordinary children who want more out of life than a “participation trophy”.

I’m all for making dreams come true and individual initiative, but this girl is very, very lucky to be alive. Her father and mother need to behave more like responsible adults.

Her father says he’s broke, and news articles mentioned that they have 7 kids with another on the way. Time to thank God for the wife and kids and take on another job to pay the bills. It is NOT time to send your 16 yr. old daughter around the world in a small sailboat so you can stay home making babies and watching the cash roll in from endorsements and commercial ventures.

"I’m all for making dreams come true and individual initiative, but this girl is very, very lucky to be alive. Her father and mother need to behave more like responsible adults."

I think it is undeniable that Abby is a remarkably skilled and, self-disciplined 16 year old girl... and that fact indicates that her mother and father have behaved like responsible parents when raising their daughter, in dramatic contrast to most parents these days.

You don't even make sense here, at least not financially... If he's broke with 7+ kids, I thinks it's time for him to get creative. If he has the opportunity to benefit financially from this or anything else, he should absolutely make the most of it.