Grandfather of the Year Leaves 5-Year-Old in Desert With a Gun

What started out as a grandfather and granddaughter bonding adventure soon turned into a game of desert survival.

Nothing is better as a kid than having fun with your grandparents. The lessons you learn, the wisdom you attain, the memories that you'll forge and then cherish.

But perhaps this one is better forgotten.

This grandpa apparently thought he was doing the right thing by letting his granddaughter--his 5-year-old granddaughter, by the way--defend herself against strangers, suspicious characters, stray meth-cooking RV occupants, zombies, kidnappers, and all sorts of animal predators but... well, perhaps a little less Smirnoff Ice and Not Your Dad's Root Beer and he could have been there to, you know, take care of her himself. Instead of marching 10 miles in the desert sun.

Okay, none of this is making sense right now I'm sure. Just listen to the story below and it will. Well, it won't make sense, because this is an entirely insane story, but it will at least give you some context.