Maybe I'm jaded because I played with rusty, metal Tonka trucks, rode a bike without a helmet and have been overseas a few times........... but here is the morning rant.
The wussification of America continues.......... everyone please climb into your bubbles. Do NOT come out until all sharp edges found and eliminated.
What ever happened to the spirit of adventure and risk in America? Good thing the 1st explorers didn't stand on the edge of the Great Plains or the edge of the Rocky Mountains and decide it was too tough and someone might get hurt. Thank God the men of Concord and Lexington didn't play the percentages for a full and happy life at the birth of our nation. Sam Walton and Bill Gates took some risks, it seems it worked out OK for them.
Is the Atlanta regional close to any of that? Hell no.
But singular events like this can shape a young person. Are they going to be the type that rolls over for the rest of their lives or stand up in face of adversity?
Really, it was pink-eye with a corneal abrasion. Once the irritant causing the abrasion was removed and the eye was patched preventing further contaminants from entering, the eye can heal just fine. Doctors have a wonderful habit of saying go home and rest so they don't get sued or people don't lose jobs.
My rant is now over.
I'm going to go find some Decaf now.
Congrats to this young lady for looking at the situation and saying, "F*** it. I'm tougher than that."