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As some of you know (and others are about to find out), I spent last week in Ireland with the family.

One day last week, I'd been talking to my daughter, explaining why Mrs Baph always over-reacts & panics to potentially dangerous situations the kids get into (example in case, climbing all over Giants Causeway). Don't get me wrong, I want to ensure that they're safe, but a little risk brings confidence etc, so I let all the kids get away with more than the Mrs does.

Anyway, later we went to Carrick-a-Rede (rope bridge 20m across a 30m drop). I asked all of the kids when we were facing it, if they wanted to cross. All except my daughter declined.

So we went across the bridge, and me being me, I held her back to ensure no-one was on the bridge at the same time, waited until about the middle & then jumped up & down & swung the bridge from left to right. :lol:

Anyway, to the point... We're sat there on the small island, right on the edge of a cliff (out of sight of the Mrs obviously), when she turned around to me:

"Dad, I've learnt something today. I've learnt that with enough confidence I can do anything, and see so many more beautiful things - like this." :cool:

You can talk to kids until you're blue in the face, but it's awesome when something like that sinks in all by itself.

EDIT: Oh yea, and she also made it up a moderate free climb whilst we were away - approx 20m (with me very close behind her) - not bad to say her 8th birthday is in a couple of weeks. :)