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Do you feel like your kids are getting the short end of the stick?
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:31 pm
THe flying squirrel thread reminded me of all the cool things i did and/or was able to do when i was a kid in the 80's. I think about this all the time. Walking or biking to the nearest woods to squirrel hunt after school. Building a fort in the woods. Hell even riding bicycles with all your buddies all day. My parents never really seemed worried about where i was or what i was doing, especially if it was outdoor related. I'm sure there are 100 things i could think of that i used to do as a kid that my kids won't be able to do for whatever reason.
I bet there's a lot of us that grew up in more of a rural setting and now we live in town. My 10 yo son will never walk out our back door with a .410 in tow to go shoot something. Times change, I guess.
I bet there's a lot of us that grew up in more of a rural setting and now we live in town. My 10 yo son will never walk out our back door with a .410 in tow to go shoot something. Times change, I guess.
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Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:34 pm to arbe25
Yes, but then again, he really has no interest.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:36 pm to arbe25
yes...while I brought my son out when he was young it didn't take...later on in life he will come back to it...
my father thought my generation never would do the things he did when he was young...
he was right to some extent...
things change...
my father thought my generation never would do the things he did when he was young...
he was right to some extent...
things change...
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:37 pm to arbe25
Like you, I was raised in rural LA in the 80s and 90s and now raise my kid (soon to be kids) in a city.
I do feel as though they are missing on some of things that I did as a kid, like playing in the woods, building forts, etc
But I also like to think of the things that they are able to do that I really didn't, like have my access to their friends and more activities available to them.
So yeah, its a bit of a trade off. Although I am grateful that my kid(s) will still be able to spend lots of time in the woods doing the same things I did at their grandparents house whenever they want.
I do feel as though they are missing on some of things that I did as a kid, like playing in the woods, building forts, etc
But I also like to think of the things that they are able to do that I really didn't, like have my access to their friends and more activities available to them.
So yeah, its a bit of a trade off. Although I am grateful that my kid(s) will still be able to spend lots of time in the woods doing the same things I did at their grandparents house whenever they want.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:38 pm to AlxTgr
Move back to the country baw. My 9 yr old left out with a 410 this morning and came back with 5 squirrels. Making a gravy as we speak.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:38 pm to arbe25
I used to head outside after breakfast during the summer and most of the time be gone until dark except for maybe showing up back home to eat lunch. It makes me sad that my son probably won't be doing the same when he's older
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:40 pm to arbe25
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Do you feel like your kids are getting the short end of the stick?
no. Most kids today don't want to do what you and I did as kids. Plus they can't miss what they never had.
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My parents never really seemed worried about where i was or what i was doing
still possible today but the parents wont allow it because they have the technology to spy on their kids. Parents don't have to hover or worry. They choose to.
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I'm sure there are 100 things i could think of that i used to do as a kid that my kids won't be able to do for whatever reason
this goes both ways. You'll likely never hook up with a girl through Tinder. Its both good and bad.
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My 10 yo son will never walk out our back door with a .410 in tow to go shoot something.
still possible. You just need to live where its feasible.
ETA I don't have kids, so my observations/opinions are from a different perspective.
This post was edited on 1/10/19 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:40 pm to arbe25
My son actually has more opportunity to do this kind of shite than I did. We live out in the sticks now with endless amounts of land for him to rip and romp on. And he does some, and likes to hunt and fish. But what he really likes to go to his friend's houses who live in neighborhoods and play with them. That and Fortnite 
This post was edited on 1/10/19 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:44 pm to LSUballs
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But what he really likes to go to his friend's houses who live in neighborhoods and play with them. That and Fortnite
growing up as a kid in the 70s/80s in a rural area was great. But that's due to my brother and father who spent many hours with me and always allowed me to join them in activities.
But when I got to HS, I spent most time in town with friends and (sometimes) regretted being so far from town and my friends.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:44 pm to arbe25
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bet there's a lot of us that grew up in more of a rural setting and now we live in town
I grew up taking my boat to high school some days. I wade fished a lot before and after school with friends. We would go gigging for flounder. Mom and Dad were ok with us going flounder gigging during school nights. Ran our own crab traps during the summer. These are all things I enjoyed access to growing up.
I now live in the city married to N.O. native. I only have one daughter as of right now and I don't think she would care that she doesn't get to partake in the above fishing activities. However, if I had a son I would have some second thoughts about moving home.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:48 pm to arbe25
Not really times change.. when I was 12 we used to ride bikes 4-5 miles to go fish a gar hole..... when he was 12 he walked or got driven to neighborhood lakes where they routinely caught fish above 5 lbs.
deer hunting now... shoot if we saw a deer when I was a kid it was noteworthy...
they have so many resources to learn stuff now it's unreal......
what I have seen is a dramatic reduction in the overall outdoor skills some kids have because they spend so little time out doors....
kids now have it so much easier..... too many choose not to pursue it though...
deer hunting now... shoot if we saw a deer when I was a kid it was noteworthy...
they have so many resources to learn stuff now it's unreal......
what I have seen is a dramatic reduction in the overall outdoor skills some kids have because they spend so little time out doors....
kids now have it so much easier..... too many choose not to pursue it though...
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:56 pm to arbe25
Nope.
I sacrifice opportunities to make more money so that I could live rural. My boys(and girl) hunt, put out feed, shoot bb guns and help clean stuff. They like to build fires and shoot bows and dig holes with shovels and work in the garden.
The place they have to roam and hunt and fish and camp right now, is the same distance from our house as the farm I grew up on, (which we still have).
I realize I'm very fortunate, but I've also been very purposeful in our family choices so they would have these opportunites.
I sacrifice opportunities to make more money so that I could live rural. My boys(and girl) hunt, put out feed, shoot bb guns and help clean stuff. They like to build fires and shoot bows and dig holes with shovels and work in the garden.
The place they have to roam and hunt and fish and camp right now, is the same distance from our house as the farm I grew up on, (which we still have).
I realize I'm very fortunate, but I've also been very purposeful in our family choices so they would have these opportunites.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 2:58 pm to choupiquesushi
I think you just have to make it more intentional. I grew up in BR but spent plenty of time outdoors.
I just had a son in November and our family goal is to either have a house on acreage outside of a city, or to have a house in the heart of a city and some land outside of it to recreate on during the weekends. My wife and I both value the skills developed by both playing outside as kids and the wonderment and excitement that is fulfilled by experiencing the world through your own eyes and experiences, not through a screen.
I just had a son in November and our family goal is to either have a house on acreage outside of a city, or to have a house in the heart of a city and some land outside of it to recreate on during the weekends. My wife and I both value the skills developed by both playing outside as kids and the wonderment and excitement that is fulfilled by experiencing the world through your own eyes and experiences, not through a screen.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 3:02 pm to choupiquesushi
I grew up in Stonewall in the 70's & 80's, and yes we had plenty of woods to roam and ponds to fish, but my son may have it better than we did. We didn't have a boat when I was a kid and hunting wasn't an "event" like it is now. We'd just wander off behind the house to hunt or drive to our land and hunt the morning and come home. No wonder we never killed any deer.
My son's 14 and we've had a boat since he was born and we make weekend camping/hunting trips almost every weekend during deer season.
I hear what the OP is saying about kids not having the carefree life that we did, but I think if we, as dads, do it right they can have a pretty good childhood.
My son's 14 and we've had a boat since he was born and we make weekend camping/hunting trips almost every weekend during deer season.
I hear what the OP is saying about kids not having the carefree life that we did, but I think if we, as dads, do it right they can have a pretty good childhood.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 3:03 pm to Easternrio
I am jealous.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 3:06 pm to arbe25
I live right where i grew up and the fields and woods i rode and hunted in as a kid are right out my back yard.
They are currently adding 100 homes on 80 acres of field. The +/- 100 acres of woods behind those homes were filled with 4wheeler trails. They are currently being clear cut and it kills me because my kid is just old enough to go ridding and loves it.
They are currently adding 100 homes on 80 acres of field. The +/- 100 acres of woods behind those homes were filled with 4wheeler trails. They are currently being clear cut and it kills me because my kid is just old enough to go ridding and loves it.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 3:22 pm to arbe25
What I find kinda strange or ironic is that we (kids from the 70's/80's) spent SOOOOOO much more time outside in the environment and got so much enjoyment from it, yet we are the ones being blamed for allegedly destroying it BY those who hardly use it, comparatively, at all.
Posted on 1/10/19 at 3:22 pm to REB BEER
quote:I sacrificed a whole lot of personal trips so that I could bring my son with me until he could coordinate his own trips....
I hear what the OP is saying about kids not having the carefree life that we did, but I think if we, as dads, do it right they can have a pretty good childhood.
do not, nor will I ever regret one second of it.
carried him on my shoulders on many hunts(even one on tv)
Posted on 1/10/19 at 3:23 pm to Boudreaux35
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What I find kinda strange or ironic is that we (kids from the 70's/80's) spent SOOOOOO much more time outside in the environment and got so much enjoyment from it, yet we are the ones being blamed for allegedly destroying it BY those who hardly use it, comparatively, at all.
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