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Posted by WayneSmith, Thursday, 21 September 2006 11:08:18 AM
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Oh I adore the little Bindi Irwin. What a fantastic girl, what a personality!
I just read that there is some concern that too much pressure is placed on the girl. She's only eight years old. http://au.news.yahoo.com/060904/2/10egt.html However, she seems like a determined girl and wise for her age. Her little brother is so cute as well- he is too young to be able to retain memories of his daddy. I am sure Bindi is a fantastic big sister. Australia now has a great role model in Bindi for many little girls. Posted by Celivia, Thursday, 21 September 2006 2:06:34 PM
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Oh my god, what an absolutely gorgeous, courageous child. Bindi is ahead of her years and is beautiful in every sense of the word. You can certainly tell what type of parents Steve and Terri are by the way Bindi conducted herself yesterday. It was a beautiful service and I am sure Steve would have been so proud of his beautiful baby girl. Terri is a strong, strong women with a lot ahead of her. But as John Howard said, "Terri you have the whole of Australia's arms around you" not a truer word said.
Bindi was brought up I am sure to know that there were dangers associated with what her Daddy did, not that it will make it any easier for the little angel to handle it. All we can do as Australian's is hold them in our hearts and out prayers and remember Steve and all he stood for and was doing for the good of the environment. Posted by Deborah58, Thursday, 21 September 2006 2:30:51 PM
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what if Bindi does not wish to continue the work of her father and decides on another career path later on? Will Australia recoil in shock? Brand her 'un-Australian'? Maybe...
Posted by mintie2006, Friday, 22 September 2006 1:29:40 PM
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I doubt that will ever happen, she has that Zoo and her Daddy's work running through her veins. She is a natural entertainer and adores animals and what she does. Terri is very passionate about carrying on with Steve's work as is his father Bob. So I can't see that happening. I could hazzard a quess that she possibly won't be wrestling crocs (but you never know) but I think she will always be involved in the conservation of wildlife.
What ever she does anyway she will be wonderful at it. She is an adorable child that deserves the very best life can give her. I have the upmost respect for Terri and the strength she has shown throughout this tragedy, she is a true inspiration and my prayers are with all of them every day. Posted by Deborah58, Friday, 22 September 2006 3:15:43 PM
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I'm sure if Bindi decides to go into politics or work at a milk factory nobody will get in her way. People have been making too many assumptions about Bindi's family and manager. John Stainton has said that Bindi might eclipse her father's fame in 5 years but he would have only been reflecting the wishes of bother Steve and Bindi on that score.
That Psychologist doesn't know what she is talking about in my opinion. The happy smile on her face when reading that tribute was not a lack of remorse but a sign of her passion for wildlife and excitement at the prospect of following in her heroes footsteps. She is extremely mature for her age. Her mother is watching out for her and the most harmful thing we could do is stifle her dreams at such an impressionable age. Can any of you think of a more exciting career? She was brought up in a zoo. Why is it at all surprising she wants to become a conservationist? It's true that she probably hasn't fully dealt with the death of her father but then at 8 it's a little hard to comprehend abstract idea's like 'gone forever'. However, I think anybody who gets in her way should expect a well deserved kick in the shins from this little aussie battler. http://projectorion.proboards28.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1159056724 Posted by WayneSmith, Sunday, 24 September 2006 10:38:52 AM
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Well said Wayne, I agree that she is a very stong little girl and Terri is a great role model for her. Yes it is very hard for her to comprehend exactly what is happening. It is a shame that Baby Bob won't even remember his Daddy.
Posted by Deborah58, Sunday, 24 September 2006 4:17:03 PM
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There’s something sad in watching a young girl like Bindi speaking to a TV audiences in what is often tutored tv speak and even sadder that the TV audiences believe this to be who she really is. I hope she has time and freedom to be the little girl she wants to be - and is.
Despite the deepest desires of many here - she's not our own Lisa Maree Presley. I hope she grows up being anything but what many want to her to be - a clone of her dead father. Please give the poor child a break everyone. She’s got enough on her plate without dealing with the expectation of TV land - bandwagon mourners - goading her. Posted by Rainier, Sunday, 24 September 2006 5:20:05 PM
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I'm with you on this one Rainier. I understand the feelings towards her, but I think we are thinking too much of our own emotional needs, and not enough of hers. It reminds me of one of those Hindu/Buddhist practices where a little girl is selected as the incarnation of a deity and worshipped and locked away in a nunnery. The best thing for Bindi would be to allow her some privacy.
Posted by GrahamY, Sunday, 24 September 2006 9:42:01 PM
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I dont think anyone is expecting anything of Bindi. Nor are there many "bandwagon mourners". I think the very best thing for Bindi is whatever her mother thinks is best for her at the moment. You have to admit though that the little girl certainly has a passion for her family business. Anyway enough said I dont want this to become crap.
Posted by Deborah58, Monday, 25 September 2006 7:37:58 AM
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I agree with Ranier and GrahamY here. I don't know what is more disgusting, the media exploiting the situation for all its worth, or the public for falling for it.
Sure Steve was a nice guy, an "Aussie larrikin", a great bloke, but do we have to make him a God? And do we have to see an eight year old girl, who probably doesn't even realise the full extent of the situation (and no I'm not saying she doesn't understand that her father is dead, but she is only eight), used by the media to get ratings and sell their wares? Thousands of people die all over the world every day. Thousands of children in Africa lose their parents to AIDS every day, and they don't have the Crocodile Empire to fall back on. Somehow they are "brave" enough to carry on too, yet we never hear about them. Lets have a little perspective here. Posted by tao, Wednesday, 27 September 2006 10:54:21 PM
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Yes Deborah..I agree ..Bindis mum knows exactly what is best for her at present as she knows her own child best..
I watched the Terri Irwin interveiw with Ray Martin last night and she was crying and highly emotional all the way thru, as you would be in the same position..I felt so bad for her.. It is way too soon for any of the Irwin family to be doing any media stuff right now..Ranier is right.. The media sharks have had a feeding frenzy with all of this as they do unfortunately but to not to forget that we encourage this by tuning in and so perpetuating their supply. It has only been a little over 2 weeks since Steve died but seems a lot longer because of all the media overkill.. His unique legacy will live on thru his family but it will come at a very high price.. Terri Irwin is still in shock and Bindi hasnt been allowed just to grieve like any other normal kid in her position. the loss of that wonderful husband and father is bad enough but the world attention has compounded it 100 times..God help them. Posted by OZGIRL, Thursday, 28 September 2006 6:00:48 PM
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Ofcourse Terri knows what is best for her daughter. Bindi is one of the luckiest kids in the world despite having lost her father because she still has a loving family who in turn are surrounded by a circle of good solid friends. I wish I could have grown up in my very own zoo.
To the critic ridiculously comparing Bindi to Lisa Maree Presley I'd like to point out that Steve was nothing like Elvis and Lisa Maree has never been under any pressure to become Elvis. Elvis was killed by a heart attack brought on by an overdose of prescription drugs. Steve's only drug was adrenalin. I contacted a reporter the other day who graciously forwarded on a letter to the Discovery channel for me. She is going to contact me once they confirm having sent it to Terri Irwin's business manager John Stainton. Now that some time has passed by and the memorial service is over I have asked if Terri Irwin wants the domain http://www.bindiirwin.com and if so to please reply with details on transferring it over to her posession. The domain has had over 40,000 visits since I registered it to keep the URL safe from Cybersquatters and advertising agencies. The Dot Org and Dot Net URL's vanished soon afterwards. Here is an example of an ad agencies idea of a fun website. http://www.terriirwin.com Ugh! Posted by WayneSmith, Wednesday, 4 October 2006 10:19:26 AM
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That last posting was October 4. One of many posts I made at various internet forums describing my intentions to transfer the BindiIrwin.Com domain over to Terri Irwin for free.
The next day on Oct 5 I was savaged in the press. http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/bindi-website-squatter-abhorrent/2006/10/05/1159641438737.html I wonder if those two unscrupulous pathetic excuses for reporters read that message. Seems a bit coincidental. Atleast internet surfers seem to be on my side. INTERNET POLLS. Is Wayne Smith who bought BindiIrwin.Com a Cybersquatter? http://www.opinion.com.au/5201_Is_Wayne_Smith_who_bought_BindiIrwin%2ECom_a_Cybersq.htm No, he gave the domain away to the Irwins and saved it from real Cybersquatters. 221 votes. Yes, although he didn't profit from it he had no right to register the domain. Zero votes. I found this poll rather surprising though. What would you have done with BindiIrwin.Com? http://www.opinion.com.au/5199_What_would_you_have_done_with_BindiIrwin%2ECom%3F.htm Sell it! 127 votes. Give it to the Irwins for free! Zero votes. Posted by WayneSmith, Friday, 13 October 2006 2:31:52 PM
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http://www.bindiirwin.com
While it's true that she is still very young and may eventually choose a different path later on in life I can't for the life of me think what that might be. What could be more exciting than furthering her father's legacy and helping to show us all the beauty of the animal world? Her bravery yesterday in reading out a self written tribute to her legendary father will stay with me forever. He would have been so proud.
I can't imagine what Terri is going through right now. People who had never known Steve cried unembarassedly upon hearing of the Larrikin's passing. How much greater must her grief be? Steve will be missed by all of us. The Tourism Industry will be kicking itself for a decade that they didn't give this ambassador to our shores the centre stage in promoting Australia as a destination but there is some consolation in knowing the Crocodile Hunter's dream of saving our most precious resource(it's other inhabitants) will live on through his daughter and other dedicated Wildlife Warriors.