| Re: Article on kids' safety
In article <403598EB.761B171@erols.com>,
"Eric S. Sande" <esande@erols.com> writes:
> There weren't many TVs, and mostly no air conditioning, so unless
> you were a reader there wasn't any alternative to the great outdoors.
>
> The question that has to be asked (in the context of the article) is
> does the bemoaned lifestyle derive from a failure of parental ideology
> or simply the fact that the world has changed.
I recall chumming around outside with lots of neighbourhood
friends. In fact, looking back, it was quite an elaborate
and intricate social network we kids had. And we'd generally
look out for each other -- parents' supervisions would have
been redundant dead weight, and not particularly welcome in
most of our endeavours, enterprises, activities & adventures.
cheers,
Tom
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