I realized that when I say I would be behind my kids’ adventures all the way, referencing Abby Sunderland’s circimnavigation attempt, it couldn’t possibly be the same. While I like doing adventurous things I am certainly not doing it full-time, like Abby’s father does. The kids have a few hours of sailing under their belt, they certainly don’t practically live around boats like the Sunderlands.
Now, if my kids want to learn extreme system administration (like, how to upgrade a computer without having a backup – yikes!), then I’m their dad!