Knox
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Late to the party, but my two cents on this.
We went on a hike last summer in Humboldt, the hike was supposed to be a relatively easy five-mile. Long story short, we missed a trail turn (SIL insisted) and ended up on a much longer trail with major elevation changes. We all took turns carrying our five-year old granddaughter on our shoulders, as she pooped out pretty quick. Point is, we would have never chosen to take her on such a difficult hike. Her Mom or I would have stayed back and did something different to entertain her.
None of the details provided make sense in this case. Was it just poor judgement, or was there another motive? That's the real question. If I put myself in that position, I don't think I could leave my granddaughter. We either stay or leave together, that would be my instinct. Live or die ...
We went on a hike last summer in Humboldt, the hike was supposed to be a relatively easy five-mile. Long story short, we missed a trail turn (SIL insisted) and ended up on a much longer trail with major elevation changes. We all took turns carrying our five-year old granddaughter on our shoulders, as she pooped out pretty quick. Point is, we would have never chosen to take her on such a difficult hike. Her Mom or I would have stayed back and did something different to entertain her.
None of the details provided make sense in this case. Was it just poor judgement, or was there another motive? That's the real question. If I put myself in that position, I don't think I could leave my granddaughter. We either stay or leave together, that would be my instinct. Live or die ...