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I was born in the 70's and we played out all the time, we did have a park behind our house so we was mainly on there, someone had a status on thier FB the other day and it made me laugh, somthing along the line's of your mum shouting you in for your tea rather than texting you, we never had handwash but we wasn't ill etc, i think it's sad how kid's don't play out as much as they used too, my daughter used too play on the street when she was little but never went as far as i did at her age

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Originally Posted by Rexi:
Originally Posted by Syd:

IMO  times have changed from when I grew up.....more traffic, Mums more out at work...

more media info on weirdos

 

Exactly....but my main fear for my Grandson growing up is the violent knife culture...........it scares me, and I lived through Mods and Rockers violence on the beaches (Sounds funny but true), kids always fought, but .....

Syd

Ive very very recently (this year) let my daughter play out the front of our house, like RIGHT INFRONT. shes 14   its just not safe, not just from dodgy adults but from other kids who pick on them.

 

I remember playing out all day, every day. Dinner was something i had to get called in for, then got down my neck as soon as possible so i could go back out again.  I lived in a place called islay for a while it was idyllic, i used to disappear all day, literally all day, back when it was getting dark. We would jump off cliffs into the sea and walk everywhere barefoot.  If my daughter even hinted at doing that now id go mental

FM
Originally Posted by Syd:
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Originally Posted by sprout:

Jam sarnies and lemonade in the sandpit 

Kid's just want money these day's  i never got money off my parent's, we were just too go out and play (sobs)

It is the sad truth..


My daughter just had her prom and the money that was spent on her and her friends was gob smacking and when i asked her the next day if she had a good time, she said, well it was ok but it could have been better

Aimee
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Originally Posted by Syd:
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Originally Posted by sprout:

Jam sarnies and lemonade in the sandpit 

Kid's just want money these day's  i never got money off my parent's, we were just too go out and play (sobs)

It is the sad truth..


My daughter just had her prom and the money that was spent on her and her friends was gob smacking and when i asked her the next day if she had a good time, she said, well it was ok but it could have been better

See what I mean........we had nowt like this and still had a good time 

FM
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:

Ive very very recently (this year) let my daughter play out the front of our house, like RIGHT INFRONT. shes 14   its just not safe, not just from dodgy adults but from other kids who pick on them.

 

I remember playing out all day, every day. Dinner was something i had to get called in for, then got down my neck as soon as possible so i could go back out again.  I lived in a place called islay for a while it was idyllic, i used to disappear all day, literally all day, back when it was getting dark. We would jump off cliffs into the sea and walk everywhere barefoot.  If my daughter even hinted at doing that now id go mental

I do think it has a lot to do with MONEY, when I was a kid I had a best dress, so did my mates......other than that we never noticed or cared what we were wearing......we just had fun....

 

Syd
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:

Ive very very recently (this year) let my daughter play out the front of our house, like RIGHT INFRONT. shes 14   its just not safe, not just from dodgy adults but from other kids who pick on them.

 

I remember playing out all day, every day. Dinner was something i had to get called in for, then got down my neck as soon as possible so i could go back out again.  I lived in a place called islay for a while it was idyllic, i used to disappear all day, literally all day, back when it was getting dark. We would jump off cliffs into the sea and walk everywhere barefoot.  If my daughter even hinted at doing that now id go mental


We did the same, when you was shouted in you asked for another 10 mins even though you'd been out for 12 hrs

Aimee
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Originally Posted by Gypsie~:

Ive very very recently (this year) let my daughter play out the front of our house, like RIGHT INFRONT. shes 14   its just not safe, not just from dodgy adults but from other kids who pick on them.

 

I remember playing out all day, every day. Dinner was something i had to get called in for, then got down my neck as soon as possible so i could go back out again.  I lived in a place called islay for a while it was idyllic, i used to disappear all day, literally all day, back when it was getting dark. We would jump off cliffs into the sea and walk everywhere barefoot.  If my daughter even hinted at doing that now id go mental


We did the same, when you was shouted in you asked for another 10 mins even though you'd been out for 12 hrs

Me too 

FM
Originally Posted by sprout:
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Originally Posted by Syd:
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Originally Posted by sprout:

Jam sarnies and lemonade in the sandpit 

Kid's just want money these day's  i never got money off my parent's, we were just too go out and play (sobs)

It is the sad truth..


My daughter just had her prom and the money that was spent on her and her friends was gob smacking and when i asked her the next day if she had a good time, she said, well it was ok but it could have been better

See what I mean........we had nowt like this and still had a good time 


We fell out over this and in the end i had nothing too do with her prom (made me very upset) but i gave the sum of ÂĢ150 for a dress which i thought was fair and daughter knew i would have too save to achieve this but her auntie said she would pay for anything daughter wanted so daughter went with the auntie, it's keeping up with the jonesys nowadays IMO

Aimee
Originally Posted by Aimee:


We fell out over this and in the end i had nothing too do with her prom (made me very upset) but i gave the sum of ÂĢ150 for a dress which i thought was fair and daughter knew i would have too save to achieve this but her auntie said she would pay for anything daughter wanted so daughter went with the auntie, it's keeping up with the jonesys nowadays IMO

Sadly Aims, yes 

FM
Originally Posted by Syd:

We did'nt have the media of today....and I feel glad that we did'nt, I had an idyllic carefree childhood..

Me too. My mum just went onto the back balcony in the evening and shouted my name, (including: it's tea time), she or any other parent never really worried about us. They should have, considering some of the things we got up to.

cologne 1
Originally Posted by cologne 1:
Originally Posted by Syd:

We did'nt have the media of today....and I feel glad that we did'nt, I had an idyllic carefree childhood..

Me too. My mum just went onto the back balcony in the evening and shouted my name, (including: it's tea time), she or any other parent never really worried about us. They should have, considering some of the things we got up to.


and if you didn't answer some other kid would tell you your mum was shouting you  *they was very lazy back then wasn't they*

Aimee
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Originally Posted by cologne 1:
Originally Posted by Syd:

We did'nt have the media of today....and I feel glad that we did'nt, I had an idyllic carefree childhood..

Me too. My mum just went onto the back balcony in the evening and shouted my name, (including: it's tea time), she or any other parent never really worried about us. They should have, considering some of the things we got up to.


and if you didn't answer some other kid would tell you your mum was shouting you  *they was very lazy back then wasn't they*

 You're right. I always heard her, but tried not to.

cologne 1
Originally Posted by cologne 1:
Originally Posted by Aimee:
Originally Posted by cologne 1:
Originally Posted by Syd:

We did'nt have the media of today....and I feel glad that we did'nt, I had an idyllic carefree childhood..

Me too. My mum just went onto the back balcony in the evening and shouted my name, (including: it's tea time), she or any other parent never really worried about us. They should have, considering some of the things we got up to.


and if you didn't answer some other kid would tell you your mum was shouting you  *they was very lazy back then wasn't they*

 You're right. I always heard her, but tried not to.

We used to move down the street  

FM

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