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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:11 PM Original message |
'Free range kids' - May 22 "Take Our Children to the Park...& Leave Them There Day," |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. Pearl Clutching in 3...2...1 |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. lol n/t |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 06:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
40. Not lol...ROFL! |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 09:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
54. and the chain SNAPS |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. I rode the rapid herre in Cleveland and went downtown to bookstores |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. My brother used to skip Catechism and walk the RR tracks in Youngstown |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Walking the rails is always fun... |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Seven is a bit young. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. I let my son do all of those things |
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LiberalLoner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. I feel sorry for kids these days - they seem WAY overprotected compared to how |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Schools are traffic jams in the morning as EVERY kid is dropped off |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 08:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
35. I HATE THAT! |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #35 |
46. I drop my kid off out of convenience - |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
62. It's because the bus pass costs $250. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Same Here |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
50. gotta train them early to FEAR FEAR FEAR |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. That's Skenazy's point. Kids are on too tight a leash, so when you loosen it |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 08:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. My daughter was not allowed to stay alone until she was 11/12 |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
7. When I was 14, I hiked to the next county over |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. when I was 13 I hitchhiked from Reading Pa to Salina KS |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. What the hell is in Salina, KS? |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. it was an accident that I got there |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. better question |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #30 |
49. from the Wiki |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #49 |
58. I knew that, |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. I was just being snarky. My hometown invented fried dill pickles. |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. Back in 1952 when I was 7 |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
42. I did nearly the same |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
66. I walked about 1/2 mile to school when I was 5 |
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tinymontgomery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. I used to hitch hike or ride the bus to Brigantine NJ |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. I rode my bike from Absecon to Brigantine to go to the beach...n/t |
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tinymontgomery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:48 PM Original message |
Used to go through Absecon to get there |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
28. It has all changed. Harrah's now stands where I used to put my |
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tinymontgomery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. I stayed on a boat at the Frank Farley Marina |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 06:04 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. My dad was in the Lions Club with Mr. Farley, they used to call |
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tinymontgomery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Used to go through Absecon to get there |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. Tried it, more than once |
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X_Digger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
18. By the time I was twelve.. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
20. Those taste the best. Plus, it's much more humane and so much better for the environment. n/t |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. Another good book is "Last Child in the Woods." Skenazy focuses on kids in any environment being |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
23. How are kids suppose to learn how to be aware of their surroundings... |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
24. I had a relatively free hand as a kid and was murdered *dozens* of times! |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. summer days in my suburban neighborhood in the late 60's constisted of my and my brother being out |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. The first year I taught 1st grade I was amazed when I took the kids out to recess |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #27 |
52. That is really sad. I won't leave my kids at the park alone yet but they are only |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
29. This is good. The MSM has turned most parents into paranoia cases... |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #29 |
47. Well, good luck trying to counter news stories like this: |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
31. I get the point, but it sounds like, "Dump Your Kid and Run! Day' |
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Kitsune (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
32. Hell, that was every day for me when I was a kid |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
36. A little benign neglect |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
38. Anybody who's taken a 7 year old to a playground knows... |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
39. the other day, some "good Samaritan" called the cops on a couple of parents |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:31 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. latch key kids |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:34 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. I was home along and cooking soup and Spaghettios on the stove when I was 8 or 9. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. I had a ton of friends who went home by themselves. I did at 12. |
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proudohioan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:42 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Those "good Samaritans" were alway my biggest fear for my kids.... |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #45 |
61. Yeah, because with them comes CPS |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
41. i was allowed to go to the three parks within a 4 block radius |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
48. Kids are way to sheltered. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 08:56 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Amen. |
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moriah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
55. Well, uh, I might not PUBLICIZE that I was leaving my kids alone.... |
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Ratty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
56. I sometimes think kids are SAFER on their own now days |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
57. We do not have kids |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
59. I'm not sure about a playground. |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. That reminds me about a bar, I think I am go for a walk and have a drink. |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 09:14 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. I gather you didn't have poison oak |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
63. Young man, youll just make yourself tired and stringy. Now to check on the free range children. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
64. How I wish I could - and if your kids are capable of self-care, *please* do this! |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
65. When we were kids, we ran wild in teh woods all day during the summer |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
67. What about kids who don't leave us alone? |
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tXr (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
69. Too late to recommend, but +1 for free range kids! |
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