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Post by Janitor From Mars on Nov 23, 2009 11:00:50 GMT -5
My old neighborhood used to be friendly but there's only like one kid that my niece can play with and my parents don't want her to because that kid lives two blocks from a sex offender (untreated and hasn't been caught yet).
It is quite sad but what can one say?
I'm even more disturbed that you can't form circle pits or slam dance at concerts around here without getting thrown out. I blame our litigation-happy society.
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Post by Janitor From Mars on Nov 23, 2009 11:05:50 GMT -5
Did kids ever really have lemonade stands? I'm not asking sarcastically, I'd be quite genuinely surprised if that was ever a real thing. I always thought that was an old-fashioned television cliche, but then again I've always lived in a rural area. Believe it or not, I have seen lemonade stands in my old hometown and even downtown as well. I just don't feel comfortable buying lemonade because the parents might look at me funny or something. I used to COLLECT those so if I did put any in my wheels, they were likely not the cream of the crop. Now that I'm older, it might be a good use for my Barry Bonds cards. Maybe I'll see if my niece wants some cards for her spokes? As I mentioned in another thread, my old neighborhood used to be much better. When I was growing up, there were at least 4-5 neighbors with kids and we used to play with them vigorously. Hell, my immediate next door neighbor used to let my brother and I help him junk cars a bit. It really has changed and it will never be the same again. I think that my generation (I was born in '81, my brother in '79) is the last generation with memories of such things. Kids of today are just so different and I've only met one teenager that I can connect with on music.
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Nov 23, 2009 11:12:42 GMT -5
Do kids still put baseball cards in the spokes of their bikes? Baseball cards are more collectors items now, so no and the bikes they ride are, perchance not theirs.Do they still get big groups together to have a neighborhood game of Hide and go seek or soccer baseball? Things aren't that safe anymore. I see kids playing in the parks but nowadays, if you hide, they may not find you. Do people even still play Soccer baseball? What about equipment tag or red rover? I'd imagnine somewhere. Just not in my neighborhood. They prefer "spray paint the side of the supermarket wall but they can't spell so it's even sadder". It's the pasttime of the locality.I haven't seen a lemonade stand in years, do kids still do that? There's a guy who sells lemonade in my neighborhood and flavored icees when it's really hot. He, however, stows a .45 in his cart for protection.And not once since I got my own place has a kid came to my door asking to mow the lawn OR shovel my driveway. Do kids still do that? When it snows (real bad usually) around here, kids are all over the place asking to clear driveways and walkways for some cash. To avoid a heart attack, I pay the cash. They usually do a decent job.
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Post by Wolfpack Bitch on Nov 23, 2009 12:45:43 GMT -5
Some sites list the acutally crimes that were charged, so that helps you tell the difference some, not all. And (I believe) not in Florida, where Jessica Lundsford was abducted PA does and even tells ya where they work.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2009 13:00:27 GMT -5
anyone who thinks Megan's law has any discernible positive effects for child safety is sorely mistaken It helps here in Phoenix.
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Post by Throwback on Nov 23, 2009 20:08:32 GMT -5
Did kids ever really have lemonade stands? I'm not asking sarcastically, I'd be quite genuinely surprised if that was ever a real thing. I always thought that was an old-fashioned television cliche, but then again I've always lived in a rural area. I also have never seen the baseball cards-in-the-spokes trick done, though I am aware of it. When I was little, most kids had those beads on their spokes that would slide up and down to make noise. Is "soccer baseball" like kickball? As far as I know, kickball is still big, but like I said, there is nowhere near me that kids can get together to play outside of school. I was born in 1984, by the way. I was raised in Nova Scotia Canada. Born in 82. Yeah, we used to see lemonade stands every where here. We also had the beads but they made a very different much more annoying sound. I'm not sure if soccer baseball is the same as kickball. It's baseball rules just you kick a soccerball instead of hitting a ball with a bat. Which leads me to a few more questions. Do kids still "dec out" their bikes anymore? I had the lion head from pee wee's big adventure, a siren from ghostbusters that came with a slimer horn, streamers, pegs on the back tire for "doubling" my friends and stickers from my fav cartoons all over it. I haven't seen a kite in YEARS. I remember when that was quite popular as well.
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Post by ozequal on Nov 24, 2009 4:50:45 GMT -5
anyone who thinks Megan's law has any discernible positive effects for child safety is sorely mistaken It helps here in Phoenix. is this anecdotal? any data/linkage?
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Post by rapidfire187 on Nov 24, 2009 18:12:59 GMT -5
I was thinking today as I drove through my old neighborhood. When I was little those streets were packed with kids. But I didn't see a single soul out today. And as I drove past, some old memories popped in my head and it got me thinking of a few questions. Do kids still put baseball cards in the spokes of their bikes? Do they still get big groups together to have a neighborhood game of Hide and go seek or soccer baseball? Do people even still play Soccer baseball? What about equipment tag or red rover? I haven't seen a lemonade stand in years, do kids still do that? And not once since I got my own place has a kid came to my door asking to mow the lawn OR shovel my driveway. Do kids still do that? I'm sure that some kids still do the baseball cards in the spokes thing. Maybe not specifically baseball cards, but something. Then again, I only remember like one kid doing that when I was a kid. Big neighborhood games are less likely to happen in the city. I live out in the country though, and all the kids in the neighborhood play together. Though not necessarily those specific games you mentioned. wtf is red rover and equipment tag? My 10 year old sister did 3 lemonade stands during the summer. But I think that's just because she saw it on TV or something. Kids don't come over asking to mow your lawn anymore because lawnmowers are freaking expensive these days. No way in hell I'd trust a 12 year old to use my riding lawnmower to cut the neighbor's yard for money. The risk of them screwing up the mower or critically injuring themselves far outweigh the benefit of my kid having 20 bucks.
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Post by HMARK Center on Nov 24, 2009 18:32:09 GMT -5
It's not like kids don't still play or do some of the fun stuff we did, but there are a lot more "play dates" today and kids really exist inside a much more structured lifestyle...at least in some cases. Some kids suffer from the opposite, a complete LACK of structure, and that can be even worse.
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Post by strykerdarksilence on Nov 24, 2009 18:39:27 GMT -5
There are a group of well behaved kids in my area who go door to door cleaning cars and are usually playing in our (fairly quiet) street during school holidays and weekends.
Unfortunately they are outnumbered by the amount of obnoxious kids a few years older than them, so they're limited in the places they can go.
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Post by wildojinx on Nov 24, 2009 21:43:14 GMT -5
Do they still have skateboard parks for kids (and i mean kids, not teens who want to be the next tony hawk) anymore at least?
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Post by TuneinTokyo on Nov 24, 2009 21:43:19 GMT -5
Play dates are the norm these days. Too many pervs, my son will be allowed out onto the street only if I feel the conditions are safe. Not like the old days for sure.
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Post by wildojinx on Nov 24, 2009 21:47:22 GMT -5
This isnt really related to kids, but i rarely see yard sales anymore as well. I do occasionally see them, but you never find anything cool or obscure now, its usually parents trying to unload their kids old (and oftentimes mutilated) toys and kids videos (usually without cases) or kitchy "antiques" that shouldnt have been bought in the first place. The days of finding random stacks of comics is long gone.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Nov 24, 2009 21:52:33 GMT -5
This isnt really related to kids, but i rarely see yard sales anymore as well. I do occasionally see them, but you never find anything cool or obscure now, its usually parents trying to unload their kids old (and oftentimes mutilated) toys and kids videos (usually without cases) or kitchy "antiques" that shouldnt have been bought in the first place. The days of finding random stacks of comics is long gone. It's funny you mention that. When I was back home recently, I walked around a road near me and saw a yard sale going on with some random stuff on some tables on their tiny front path. Understand that this is in East London where there are loads of idiots and con artists around who would be willing to just snatch something and run off with it or get threatened by someone with nothing better to do then to steal from a sale full of old toys and books. And none of that happened. So if WE can do it, the rest of the world can.
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Post by paulbearer on Nov 25, 2009 6:53:49 GMT -5
"We need to ask Bill Cosby that question" I want to talk to yooooooooooooooou......about......the things.....you say on your show ! LMAO
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Post by wildojinx on Nov 25, 2009 12:31:31 GMT -5
"We need to ask Bill Cosby that question" I want to talk to yooooooooooooooou......about......the things.....you say on your show ! LMAO Come to think of it, i dont think Cosby's show Fat Albert could have even come out nowadays. Theyd have to call the characters "big-boned albert","knowledge-challenged donald", "speech-impedimentmouth", and "avant-garde harold". Not to mention a bunch of kids hanging around a junkyard would be considered too dangerous and anti-environmentalist.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2009 12:54:15 GMT -5
The world's just snorking different, man. When I was little, we'd be outside running all over this town unsupervised all day long. I had curfews, but could be trusted to go out and not allow myself to die/be kidnapped. This seems gone. I understand parents desire to protect their kids, but is there really some creepy abductor in an ice cream van just a block over every time they leave the house or something or is there maybe some paranoia at work?
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Post by Young Game on Nov 25, 2009 17:01:05 GMT -5
And not once since I got my own place has a kid came to my door asking to mow the lawn OR shovel my driveway. Do kids still do that?
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Nov 25, 2009 18:10:26 GMT -5
Did kids ever really have lemonade stands? I'm not asking sarcastically, I'd be quite genuinely surprised if that was ever a real thing. I always thought that was an old-fashioned television cliche, but then again I've always lived in a rural area. I also have never seen the baseball cards-in-the-spokes trick done, though I am aware of it. When I was little, most kids had those beads on their spokes that would slide up and down to make noise. Is "soccer baseball" like kickball? As far as I know, kickball is still big, but like I said, there is nowhere near me that kids can get together to play outside of school. I was born in 1984, by the way. I was raised in Nova Scotia Canada. Born in 82. Yeah, we used to see lemonade stands every where here. We also had the beads but they made a very different much more annoying sound. I'm not sure if soccer baseball is the same as kickball. It's baseball rules just you kick a soccerball instead of hitting a ball with a bat. Which leads me to a few more questions. Do kids still "dec out" their bikes anymore? I had the lion head from pee wee's big adventure, a siren from ghostbusters that came with a slimer horn, streamers, pegs on the back tire for "doubling" my friends and stickers from my fav cartoons all over it. I haven't seen a kite in YEARS. I remember when that was quite popular as well. Kites went out of style when kids became frustrated when their kites were eaten by kite eating trees. So it has been established that kids still have lemonade stands. I'm curious as to whether or not kids still have stands where they dispense psychological advice for a nickel?
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Nov 25, 2009 18:24:30 GMT -5
Personally I think some of it has to do with parents who totally overreact to every little thing that can be perceived as a threat. Pedophiles, creeps, and morons are out there, and how, and they shouldn't be allowed anywhere near where kids will be. But it's to the point that children are taught not to trust ANYBODY! I've seen countless times where a mom scoops up her kid in a paranoid huff just because some old man who couldn't lift a postage stamp says hello to little junior. These are also the same parents who think nothing of buying their daughters Bratz dolls but that's another rant for another day.
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