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We don't have as far to go, as we've already been
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
Boy, hasn't that changed.The thing that I enjoyed most about my childhood was my independence.
In those days once you were old enough to cross the street by yourself you could pretty much go anywhere and do anything.
We always vanished when we heard these magic words: "If you're bored I'll find something for you to do!"Boy, hasn't that changed.
Kids nowadays are contained inside white picket fences (those that dare to venture outside), and otherwise there's an eerie absence of children outdoors playing today, unlike in the 60's and 70's, where everyone was outside (always).
That's how it was for me too. I was pretty young when we got our first black and white TV, and was a teenager before we got a phone. If I was bored, my mother always had some cleaning that I could do, so I didn't talk about being bored too often. Like Pappy, we used to line up my mother's kitchen chairs in the kitchen, and I used to play train with my brother, had a box of Good and Plenty once to shake like in the commercial. We made a 'fort' out of sheets in the house, simpler times for sure.
Perhaps that is how your neighbourhood is....in England there are plenty of children playing outside, and they still play all the old street games as well as have bikes, skates and skateboards.Boy, hasn't that changed.
Kids nowadays are contained inside white picket fences (those that dare to venture outside), and otherwise there's an eerie absence of children outdoors playing today, unlike in the 60's and 70's, where everyone was outside (always).
One classic memory I have of my early childhood, waiting for the street washer truck to visit our neighbourhood, and when the driver would empty the tank, which happened quickly, resulting in a rush of water down the street nearly a foot deep when it was first released, us kids would dart out and run through the flowing water.
What fun we had.
My grandson playing hopscotch. He's a little bit older now and hopscotch has been replaced by football (soccer).Perhaps that is how your neighbourhood is....in England there are plenty of children playing outside, and they still play all the old street games as well as have bikes, skates and skateboards.