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People die doing all kinds of things that are absolutely worth doing. If we take too many cautionary tales, we end up swaddled in blankets on our couches for th
by InitialLastName 5y ago
People die doing all kinds of things that are absolutely worth doing. If we take too many cautionary tales, we end up swaddled in blankets on our couches for the rest of our lives (and then die early of our sedentary lifestyles, all the while hating the world we see on our TV).
Yes, they took a knowable risk (so does anyone who drives with their child). No, we don't know what killed them. We shouldn't let that prevent people from exposing their children to the outdoors, to places where mommy and daddy aren't constantly getting text messages, and from learning by exposure at a young age how to responsibly handle decisions under pressure.
- staunch 5y agoBy this logic you can justify almost any risk. The question is why bother taking totally unnecessary risks with children? There are plenty of ways to take children into the outdoors without going places that are remote enough to not have other people relatively nearby and not have cell service. A baby is not learning anything about handling pressure, regardless of what happens. They're entirely passive. And there's nothing wrong with turning off your phone while you're hiking (or using airplane mode), because you can always turn it back on, so the "text messages" excuse is pretty ridiculous.