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In reply to the discussion: Nature Deficit Disorder [View all]

H2O Man

(79,250 posts)
7. I have my
Sat Mar 8, 2025, 05:04 PM
Mar 2025

younger son, who tells me to keep moving, however slow. Nothing quite like him running laps around my property with 120 lbs on his back, yelling, "C'mon, old man! I'll get you back in 'fight shape' again!" I suspect the 329 boxing matches I engaged in have added to my aches & pains today. I got him to retire after he won his third state Golden Gloves title, warning him he didn't want to end up like me. Another nightmare was when my older daughter started boxing in Boston. Yikes! She fought out of the last gym that Rubin Carter visited. Problem was, she was really good. Luckily, both listened to me.

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Nature Deficit Disorder [View all] H2O Man Mar 2025 OP
Will read - thank you! cilla4progress Mar 2025 #1
Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2025 #2
Lovely. cilla4progress Mar 2025 #3
thom Hartman wrote about ADHD being the multigraincracker Mar 2025 #4
Thanks! H2O Man Mar 2025 #5
I have a couple of Cardiologists and they all multigraincracker Mar 2025 #6
I have my H2O Man Mar 2025 #7
I recorded 2 knock outs, both of them me. multigraincracker Mar 2025 #8
Ha! H2O Man Mar 2025 #9
I live in a national forest and I do not get outside to play often enough FirstLight Mar 2025 #10
Right. H2O Man Mar 2025 #16
Here's a K-5 curriculum born of this concept Skvngr Mar 2025 #11
Very nice! H2O Man Mar 2025 #17
I started being a fan of boxing back in the days of Floyd Patterson moniss Mar 2025 #12
I had a casual H2O Man Mar 2025 #18
In some respects the boxing biz and the music biz moniss Mar 2025 #22
I remember the first H2O Man Mar 2025 #23
At one time I was checking into being moniss Mar 2025 #24
Very good. H2O Man Mar 2025 #25
Amen. nt moniss Mar 2025 #26
I don't know why I need reminders Saoirse9 Mar 2025 #13
Right. H2O Man Mar 2025 #19
Thank you so much for your inspiration, H2O Man. I will definitely check it out. wordstroken Mar 2025 #14
Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2025 #20
I read an interesting book about this topic FelineOverlord Mar 2025 #15
Very good! H2O Man Mar 2025 #21
Thanks for the link Bayard Mar 2025 #27
Thank you. H2O Man Mar 2025 #28
Absolutely how I take care of myself Easterncedar Mar 2025 #29
It is so important H2O Man Mar 2025 #30
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