tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post5010784041504129457..comments2024-03-08T18:41:33.378-06:00Comments on I Was Just Wondering: Playdates are ruining our countryJess Wundrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627683239720941969noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-18131801604502503552007-09-24T20:13:00.000-05:002007-09-24T20:13:00.000-05:00I've said for years that kids don't have enough fr...I've said for years that kids don't have enough freedom anymore. I feel really bad for them. Most of my good "kid" memories exist because of the incredible freedom I was afforded by my parents. We (me, my sisters, my friends) had countless unsupervised hours to roam, discover, investigate and explore. <BR/>And! We lived to tell about it...Whiskeymariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680444919622976790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-88522545773856960812007-09-24T11:30:00.000-05:002007-09-24T11:30:00.000-05:00I think kids are being militarized. They've been ...I think kids are being militarized. They've been subjected to six years of propaganda that reveres the military above all other vocations (and hints that it's a lot sexier - that it's what 'real men' do, whereas only losers do things like teach, nurse, etc..).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-69027639452001193072007-09-23T09:43:00.000-05:002007-09-23T09:43:00.000-05:00As someone who was allowed to go to (ooh!) downtow...As someone who was allowed to go to (ooh!) downtown White Plains by herself at age 11, followed by trips into Manhattan with my friends at age 14, I would say I think those days are gone.<BR/><BR/>As you point out- what a pity.<BR/><BR/>It makes me so sad to see what we have done with our kids. One thing I really agree about in the way that Mr. He Is and Mrs. Who Used to Be is that they are great about how they raise their daughter, my stepdaughter. <BR/><BR/>She goes outside for hours, often with a spontaneous visit from her BFF and they run around the yard and are on the trampoline. Then they come in and have a snack, often not completely nutritious. <BR/><BR/>I love watching this and now being a part of it.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the world changes around us and you make an excellent point about why everyone just sat there.<BR/><BR/>Sad indeed.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-55366473082777837942007-09-23T08:09:00.000-05:002007-09-23T08:09:00.000-05:00Dr. Z if I taught a high school social studies cla...<B>Dr. Z</B> if I taught a high school social studies class I would make Bolwing for Columbine part of the curriculum.<BR/><BR/><B>Dr. MvM</B> he he he. I was sitting in french class one day with very red eyes and the teacher was working on 'don't'. "Repeat after me, class 'pas de fumer marijuana"<BR/><BR/><B>Dcap</B> I once saw an interview with Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) who said from the age of 10 or 11 she was allowed to take busses and subways all over Manhattan. She said that had an incredible impact on her life. I told my 6 yo last week that when she is 11 or 12 she will be allowed to take the bus and go where she wants without her mom, too.Jess Wundrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627683239720941969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-66134594798803600962007-09-23T05:00:00.000-05:002007-09-23T05:00:00.000-05:00it amazes me how over-protective some parents get....it amazes me how over-protective some parents get. i have a friend who won't let her 17 year old son come into the city by himself --- this is one of the safest big cities in the world<BR/><BR/>back in the 60s and 70s when the crime rate soard in NYC, my father would take me to his office some days and just let me wonder free around the city -- and go into the subways as well.<BR/><BR/>then again look how i turned out so maybe those parent have something <BR/>8-)Distributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-66351396314400497782007-09-23T02:12:00.000-05:002007-09-23T02:12:00.000-05:00I agree. We need to quit running the lives of kids...I agree. We need to quit running the lives of kids somuch and let them be themselves, hell it didn't kill us did it?<BR/><BR/>And oh yeah, I was with you on the smoking at lunch thing. Pot smoking as well.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196489532814593259.post-29082688469111461982007-09-22T13:05:00.000-05:002007-09-22T13:05:00.000-05:00"some guy is being hassled by the cops and those k...<I>"some guy is being hassled by the cops and those kids just sat around? Maybe I'm just too old. I see someone being used and abused by authorities, I get involved." </I><BR/><BR/>I think that sounds like an armchair quarterback. And I don't think kids today are uninvolved. When I went back to college I was surprised at how many kids were politically involved, volunteered their time and gave to charities. And this is in a red state. Kids today do get involved. <BR/><BR/>That said, I do agree with you about how the nature of parenting has changed dramatically. Also, the overall feeling fear that everyone has about things. The crime rate is down, the murder rate is down, but people are more afraid them ever.<BR/><BR/>In the film "Bowling for Columbine" Michael Moore touched on the subject of why Americans and Canadians have about the same number of guns per capita, and yet the United States has far more murders. There were other points, like Canadians don't lock their doors and stuff. He attributed the discrepancy to American Television and especially American news.Dr. Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153875976834518896noreply@blogger.com