tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post4856996579504800024..comments2023-11-14T15:11:35.669-05:00Comments on miriam's ideas: Halloweenmiriam sawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06796668928044011101noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-58284478140907166862010-11-02T08:04:53.628-04:002010-11-02T08:04:53.628-04:00There were no kids at my door TT-ing, and very few...There were no kids at my door TT-ing, and very few outside: I live in a muslim-occupied territory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-78096417755543635702010-11-01T21:52:35.800-04:002010-11-01T21:52:35.800-04:00Afw: You make some good points. But I remember s...Afw: You make some good points. But I remember such good times riding my two-wheeler around the neighborhood for hours and hours. Sigh.miriam sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796668928044011101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-6254851167982019132010-11-01T14:45:53.611-04:002010-11-01T14:45:53.611-04:00It drives me crazy, but on the other hand we just ...It drives me crazy, but on the other hand we just got a notice of a sex offender a bit away. So... yeah. No unaccompanied kids from my house. <br /><br />Part of the problem I see in letting kids out by themselves nowadays is that they are no longer taught to protect themselves as a group, and also because more families have transient lifestyles there isn't the sense of community in a neighborhood there was when I was growing up.<br /><br />When I was little, we didn't come home until dusk, ever. And if we were doing something wrong, one of the neighbors would see us and tell on us. In fact, it was okay for any adult in the neighborhood to lay down a punishment. <br /><br />Now, adults disregard what other people's kids are doing, because either they don't think it's their problem, or they don't want to deal with the hassle that of an irate parent who doesn't want to accept the fact that their child did something wrong. Unfortunately, it's created the problem of ever-present parents. And also ill-behaved children that are doted upon. <br /><br />We didn't have this issue when we lived on a military base. Then, we let our kids run wherever. I truly miss it. REALLY.airforcewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533056105139492032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9270189.post-85472005509043138532010-11-01T00:28:58.950-04:002010-11-01T00:28:58.950-04:00I was encouraged to stay outside, just as you were...I was encouraged to stay outside, just as you were. Trust me, I encourage the twelve year old that lives with me to do the same, with a locked deadbolt behind him and no house key in his pocket.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.com