As a child I loved playing in the field across the street from our house. My play cousins and I would build forts in the tall grass and solve imaginary crimes. My mother would send us out at 9am and tells to come back for lunch and then dinner. We didn't have cell phones. We didn't have GPS, or tablets to occupy our time. My favorite memories of childhood were those spent outside.
I remember turning over rocks and finding different bugs, and poking at them. Now, I shudder at the mere thought of a potato bug crossing my path. What happened? What happened in the 20+ years since that taught me to dispise those dirty little buggers?
To think that children living in New York, NY or Chicago, IL have no idea how to camp, or even pitch a tent for that matter, simply astounds me.
The following commerical from Volkswagen drives me crazy because that father should know how to throw a ball correctly:
Now I understand that this may be more about the father's ability to throw a ball "correctly", and not that he was unable to play outside. But I still find it disturbing. Maybe its just me.
Theres a whole world out there! Go get your share!!
The media definitely has the biggest influence on how we perceived the world, I feel like there's always negativity such as violence, rape, bombing, etc. It is so disturbing to think what the world is coming in to. As a female, I can't lose my guard down..due to we are a target for rape. The lack of trust among other people is pretty much nonexistence. I agree with you, back in the day we are just roam around and play with our friends, and our parents expect us to come home to eat. Nowadays, parents are more paranoid with their children getting abducted, raped, etc. Majority of the kids have cellular phones for parents need to get a hold of them. It's crazy to think about people are easily a person can adapt to new things.
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