Encouraging your kids to do something risky because they really want to do it themselves, but also making sure they take reasonable safety precautions = great parenting
Encouraging your kids to do something risky so you can parlay it into a TV contract = great douchebaggery
Who said he encouraged it because of a TV contract, you’re inferring his motives, he signed the contract AFTER she left, why not try to monetize her journey? Had she made it she’s be marketable as an inspiration everywhere, able to have her pick of colleges. Too many nanny staters on FR who want children to only sit by the fireside and read the bible. Get real. This guy’s daughter is a blessing, most kids get only have aspirations to spend their days playing world of warcraft and “sexting.”