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Originally Posted by russthemink
You guys need to stop living in the past - things have moved on, some maybe not for the better but most are as far as I can see. If people these days are what you call wimps then maybe thats because the older generations have brough them up that way - im looking at you. Put the daily mail down and stop believing all the nonsense. Its like the monty python yorkshiremen sketch on this forum sometimes.
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Who died and left you king of opinions?
If you do not like what you are reading then do not stay...you can move, you are not a tree.
What 'nonsense' are we believing?
I certainly did not bring my child up to be a wimp. I gave her the experiences that we had as children...well apart from brothers.
Yes, times have moved on...they always do...but somewhere along the line common sense got lost or thrown away.
By preventing children to take a balanced risk we are not allowing them to form good strategies for life in the big bad world out there. For the dangers that they might meet.
Perhaps your life was devoid of fun and adventure(if it was, then I pity you)...mine wasn't.
I played out, I climbed trees, I ate wild berries straight off the bush, I walked miles with my brothers, we fished in streams, we built dens, we had snowball fights, we sledged on tin trays, we collected wood and built bonfires....stood on street corners collecting pennies for the guy.
In general, had a very rich and rewarding childhood without the interference of the nanny state.
So sad that todays children do not get these opportunities...they sit in front of screens and that is how they get their fun..how sad is that?