ikojo
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Sun Apr-03-05 05:57 PM
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| 63. I think the primary reason kids don't have free form play |
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these days, instead they have "playdates", is due to the culture of fear that exists in the US. Most kids are brought up to fear "strangers" (what most people don't realize is that in a majority of cases kids who are abused are abused by someone they know and are friendly with).
Parents at work tell me that they don't allow their kids outside unless they are outside and the parents don't want to sit outside for long periods of time.
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| -Sunday rant - why don't kids play anymore? |
Democrat 4 Ever |
Apr-03-05 11:24 AM |
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I agree with a lot of this.... |
LynzM |
Apr-03-05 11:31 AM |
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It was safer back to let them run around the neighborhood then. |
cornermouse |
Apr-03-05 11:33 AM |
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Maybe but maybe they just talk about them more now. |
Southsideirish |
Apr-03-05 11:47 AM |
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Yes, I grew up in the 1950s, and there were children abducted and killed |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Apr-03-05 01:37 PM |
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We liked to play pioneers too. |
Left Is Write |
Apr-03-05 01:50 PM |
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It's more that it wasn't so mediapathic. |
politicat |
Apr-03-05 05:07 PM |
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no one's home |
greymattermom |
Apr-03-05 11:33 AM |
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Thanks for that. |
Bronco69 |
Apr-03-05 11:34 AM |
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Good observations. |
InvisibleTouch |
Apr-03-05 11:37 AM |
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Just sent my four year old out to play. |
xmas74 |
Apr-03-05 11:40 AM |
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Because we are not a society. We are a nation of |
HypnoToad |
Apr-03-05 11:40 AM |
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Absolutely. It does take a village. |
xmas74 |
Apr-03-05 11:44 AM |
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That is the difference between us and them |
acmejack |
Apr-03-05 11:54 AM |
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I am rural. I still know that I have to depend on |
xmas74 |
Apr-03-05 12:04 PM |
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They laughed at that.... |
Jade Fox |
Apr-03-05 12:17 PM |
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And I still never understood. |
xmas74 |
Apr-03-05 12:20 PM |
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I alway say: these people should have to live in the world they claim... |
Jade Fox |
Apr-03-05 12:35 PM |
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True. |
xmas74 |
Apr-03-05 02:39 PM |
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IMO, There's No Such Thing As "Do Everything Yourself". SOMEBODY |
cryingshame |
Apr-03-05 01:36 PM |
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Exactly. |
xmas74 |
Apr-03-05 02:34 PM |
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Nicely said. (n/t) |
ReadTomPaine |
Apr-03-05 12:45 PM |
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Excellent! |
dolo amber |
Apr-03-05 11:56 AM |
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When I was a kid I'd announce to my |
LibDemAlways |
Apr-03-05 11:56 AM |
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But do you think.... |
LynzM |
Apr-03-05 12:41 PM |
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Right, the stranger trying to lure a kid into a car |
hfojvt |
Apr-03-05 12:59 PM |
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I think parents basically have no idea of their children's own maturity |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Apr-03-05 01:42 PM |
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I feel sure it is because we do have more information. There have |
Democrat 4 Ever |
Apr-03-05 01:01 PM |
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They were always there |
Patiod |
Apr-03-05 01:09 PM |
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I actually think the problem has decreased somewhat |
ccbombs |
Apr-03-05 01:10 PM |
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Unfortunately, I think there might be more dangerous |
grace0418 |
Apr-03-05 03:20 PM |
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Good points |
LynzM |
Apr-03-05 03:45 PM |
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When I was a kid I had 4 run-ins with real wirdos. |
Hoping4Change |
Apr-03-05 06:21 PM |
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Sticks, green army men, toy guns, and Star Wars.. |
solinvictus |
Apr-03-05 11:57 AM |
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When my parents divorced in sound and fury |
Hardrada |
Apr-03-05 10:04 PM |
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The kids on my block and I used to play manhunt for hours each night |
DS1 |
Apr-03-05 11:59 AM |
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I know exactly what you mean. |
Midlodemocrat |
Apr-03-05 12:00 PM |
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I think I'll start a playing academy. |
trof |
Apr-03-05 12:11 PM |
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I'm betting you would have a waiting list within a month if you |
Democrat 4 Ever |
Apr-03-05 12:24 PM |
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Even though my neighborhood has plenty of moms at home, |
Pool Hall Ace |
Apr-03-05 12:22 PM |
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I feel the same way |
alarimer |
Apr-03-05 12:24 PM |
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A road trip down nostalgia lane... |
trof |
Apr-03-05 12:58 PM |
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thanks for telling us about "rosebud" |
hfojvt |
Apr-03-05 01:17 PM |
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My bike's name was "Trigger". I was a Roy Rogers fan. |
trof |
Apr-03-05 05:42 PM |
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I agree with what you're saying. |
No Surrender |
Apr-03-05 01:09 PM |
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Because they don't read any more |
NV Whino |
Apr-03-05 01:13 PM |
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I have a little girl, and I don't want her to get snatched. |
tjdee |
Apr-03-05 01:14 PM |
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We all have children we don't want snatched. You made it |
Democrat 4 Ever |
Apr-03-05 01:34 PM |
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I didn't mean to make it sound that way. |
tjdee |
Apr-03-05 01:53 PM |
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Sorry, didn't mean to snap. And believe it or not - I was a worry |
Democrat 4 Ever |
Apr-03-05 04:03 PM |
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I grew up in a neighborhood like that, though it was in the suburbs. |
Left Is Write |
Apr-03-05 01:56 PM |
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IMO, This Is Where A LOT Of Violence Comes From- TV & Video Games |
cryingshame |
Apr-03-05 01:31 PM |
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So far, we have successfully avoided getting any video game |
Left Is Write |
Apr-03-05 01:59 PM |
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One other thing about 'back then' |
KarenS |
Apr-03-05 01:46 PM |
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Where would they play? |
oldcoot |
Apr-03-05 02:20 PM |
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My 2 kids are outside my window now, PLAYING. |
RetroLounge |
Apr-03-05 02:22 PM |
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It might be the uncontrolled and wild teenage boys |
tridim |
Apr-03-05 03:11 PM |
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my two boys play.... |
leftchick |
Apr-03-05 03:16 PM |
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The human body wasn't designed to sit still gazing at an |
ladjf |
Apr-03-05 03:43 PM |
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When I was a kid... |
El Fuego |
Apr-03-05 04:52 PM |
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Kids should be limited... |
48pan |
Apr-03-05 05:12 PM |
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didn't anyone play league of justice? i remember folding aluminum |
AgadorSparticus |
Apr-03-05 05:20 PM |
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Amazing How Precious "Little" Things Like Gold/Silver Crayons Can Be |
cryingshame |
Apr-03-05 06:22 PM |
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My sisters and I saddled up at sunrise |
Karenina |
Apr-03-05 05:40 PM |
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You're not kidding! |
solinvictus |
Apr-03-05 05:54 PM |
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Things are fine today |
gyopsy |
Apr-03-05 05:52 PM |
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I think the primary reason kids don't have free form play |
ikojo |
Apr-03-05 05:57 PM |
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Kids are fine. My kids are anyhow. |
mahina |
Apr-03-05 09:35 PM |
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Just for the record |
Maestro |
Apr-03-05 09:36 PM |
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I don't think that's true at all. |
BBradley |
Apr-03-05 09:52 PM |
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Plus you found out the real world does not have a reset button. |
texas1928 |
Apr-03-05 09:55 PM |
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I remember playing as a child. |
NYdemocrat089 |
Apr-03-05 10:13 PM |
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cuz these are the good old days |
shugah |
Apr-03-05 10:38 PM |
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When we grew up, kids were allowed to be kids! |
fooj |
Apr-03-05 10:44 PM |
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It was always the same... |
onager |
Apr-04-05 01:11 AM |
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I'm not sure about kids not playing any more. |
FlaGranny |
Apr-04-05 10:15 AM |
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