Her parents agreed and were assisting her in every way possible to have her obtain her goal.
She was to leave the 1st of September, 2009.
However, once this project got into the open, as the girl needed money from sponsors and publicity was made, the Government of the Netherlands and her agencies for the protection of young children intervened.
Today was the court case of the Agency for the Protection of MInors against the parents of the 13 year old aspiring globetrotter.
A female judge made the verdict that for the next two months the girl will be under the supervision of Government agencies.
Not only to avoid she will escape and sail away on her boat anyway.
But also to have her tested.
To see if she could stand the enormous pressures, tensions and challenges that involves sailing around the world by yourself in a small sailing boat.
And to see if she could have proper education by radio and e-mail while two years away from school.
For now that settles the matter.
However, we may wonder what good this whole story has been doing the girl.
Her expectations, excitement and hopes have been going sky-high while now she is in a not very pleasant situation.
For now she has to give up her ambitions.
She has to see experts who want to check her out.
And she better does well in school otherwise that will be held against her.
Poor girl.
Who might be traumatized for the rest of her life.
And bad, bad parents.
Because her parents are responsible for the mess this girl is in.
If a girl comes home and says she wants to sail the world, isn't that fantastic?
Because she shows imagination, courage, initiative and lust for life.
But as an adult, as a parent, there is a responsibility to assess how possible and realistic the new ambition of a child is.
The art of pedagogy is to steer a positive and constructive initiative of a child in a positive, constructive and most of all realistic direction.
To tell a 13 year old girl it is OK to sail the world by herself is not positive and constructive.
It has a lot to do with getting worldwide attention: for the girl and for the parents.
How far can you go in wanting to feel proud of your child?
It is an ugly thing, most of all from the parents.
Responsible parents will say to a 13 year old with wild plans: great, fantastic, let's make a plan.
Start preparing, training and meanwhile be the best in school.
And when you are 16, let's see if your ambition is still as strong.
Or the parents should respond by proposing the girl to go on the sailing trip together.
Father and daughter.
Or mother and daughter.
Whoever comes first.
As a compromise and alternative.
The people in the Netherlands live in wealth, comfort and luxury.
Most lives are without any challenges anymore.
So, many people go to nonsense extremes just to stand out.
To become someone.
To get into the spotlight.
It is all of an incredible decadency.
Why doesn't this 13 year old girl want to go to a region in the world where help is needed for the people there to survive?
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