This Kid is SO Grounded!

[quidditchgrrl]

He's either fucking brilliant or fucking stupid, but he's got balls, that's for damn sure.

How does he get those things in his pants, anyway?

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[instantramen]

Of course he survived, he's a fool AND a child! *is glad she's not quite THAT optimistic*

[kirixchi.livejournal.com]

*hee* I was about to ask, "How does he get /what/ in his pants?" and then I saved myself at the last minute *g*

I read that story too. DAMN! I can't imagine! I love how the dad is vaguely proud, and the mom is HORRIFIED.

Kids :P

[longtimegone]

Brilliant and naive for wanting to do it and making it happen. Fucking stupid for actually doing it. :))

[poconell.livejournal.com]

O_o

I'm not sure if he deserves a medal for bravery or a good spanking! If my kid did that, he'd have been safer staying in Iraq!

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

LOL, so true!

I've always said the reason I never did drugs was because if I was caught, eventually I'd be released from prison, then my REAL punishment would begin at the hands of my mother.

Give him the medal then ground him for life!

[registeredreddd.livejournal.com]

If nothing else, the AP knows this kid after he gets out of J-school.

A guy at work wondered whether he was mentally deficient or something worse. I said he's a teenager, which is pretty much the same as mentally deficient. It took A LOT of balls, and a damn lot of idealism and self-suffiency. Maybe we shouldn't worry about the next generation so much.

[registeredreddd.livejournal.com]

And your icon ... love it.

[sadslacker.livejournal.com]

The real question is how did a sixteen year old arrange international transportation? I didn't think you could buy airline tickets unless you were an adult.

[poconell.livejournal.com]

Actually, as far as (some, perhaps not all) airlines are concerned, if you're paying adult fare, you are considered an adult. We had the same issue here in Canada, where a 15 yr. old flew to Jamaica from Toronto to see her boyfriend, and her parents thought she was at Girl Guide Camp!

Sheesh! Kids are ballsy these days, eh?

[didi75.livejournal.com]

That's insane!!! But at least he got to live it up in Beirut for a while, one of my all-time favorite cities in the world.

I can't believe he got away with it.

[redblaze.livejournal.com]

LOL! I have such mixed feelings about this story. . .The rebel side of me wants to say, right on, my brother! You live your life and try to make a difference in the world. . . I can't help but think that a 16 year old boy who is that concerned with the world and the war and the state of everything that he'd take a trip like that, is going to be SOMEBODY someday. . .He'll make a dent in the universe (if he doesn't get killed first.) Most 16 year olds are concerned about having the coolest shoes and the best ipods. . .So, yes, I was pretty impressed with this story. . .

The parent side of me is saying. . .Holy sh-- are you frecking insane. . .I would tan my son's HIDE for doing that! I can almost imagine what that child's poor mother must have felt getting a call saying, hey, mom, I'm in the middle east for a class project, but don't worry. . .LOL! That poor, poor woman, she needs a life time prescription of valium after that!

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

I felt the same way...especially when it said he pulled out a PHRASE BOOK and tried to get food...*smacks forehead*

Funny, his dad was kind of cool about it, but poor mom...get that lady some valium and a glass of wine!

[poconell.livejournal.com]

He'll make a dent in the universe (if he doesn't get killed first.)

That he will! At the same time, I'm not sure this boy realized the magnitude of what he was doing. Teenagers, especially very bright ones, can seem very mature on an intellectual level, but he's really not that far from a child. Kids often make the mistake of thinking they're invincible. He is one lucky little shit! (Lucky he's not my kid, too!)

[bana05.livejournal.com]

idiot.

that's the only thing i have to say.

[rebeccasama.livejournal.com]

Must have taken him about 30 seconds to realize he wasn't in Kansas anymore... Stupid teenage boys...think they can do anything...

[mindyfromohio.livejournal.com]

Well, *that's* certainly going to be a college application essay the readers haven't read before.

[annibug.livejournal.com]

I am torn between being extremely proud of this boy and wanted to meet him just so I can smack him upside his amazing head!

[megome.livejournal.com]

I hope he at least gets an A on his essay.

[slappytanker.livejournal.com]

He's DAMN lucky to be alive.

AND WHO THE HELL GIVES THEIR KID $900 WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT?!??!?!

haha there are BOOBIES in your mood icon.

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Word! I wouldn't give my kid $20 without knowing exactly where that money was going.

I'm torn between admiration and irritation with this kid. Fucking ballsy idiot. :D

[slappytanker.livejournal.com]

I think the ambition and intention behind it are highly admirable, but the approach is outright insane. I remember being 16 and feeling like I was immortal, but then reality would set it and I'd be like, "whoa, that's actually kinda crazy. And a bit stupid."

It was a reckless move and he's lucky to be alive. But still... that's pretty freaking cool.