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Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:31 pm to CAD703X
It was a higher trust society back then. Parents weren't as worried about their kids being out and about. It was still commonly understood that independence was a good thing.
Now, thanks to media sensationalism and the 24/7 news cycle, people are always afraid that something awful is going to happen to their kid. This has created a low-trust society that hides indoors and eschews real-world contact.
Neuroticism is through the roof and needs to be reined in for the common good.
Now, thanks to media sensationalism and the 24/7 news cycle, people are always afraid that something awful is going to happen to their kid. This has created a low-trust society that hides indoors and eschews real-world contact.
Neuroticism is through the roof and needs to be reined in for the common good.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:31 pm to CAD703X
I don’t have kids but
I live on the corner, kid gets driven 2 houses down to sit in running vehicle until bus shows up
Last year (guessing kid was in kindergarten) mom even hauled scooter so kid could ride circles around running vehicle until bus came
My arse froze outside in the winter waiting for the bus to show
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there are 100 soccer moms and a few dads hanging out in the parking lot waiting for the kids
I live on the corner, kid gets driven 2 houses down to sit in running vehicle until bus shows up
Last year (guessing kid was in kindergarten) mom even hauled scooter so kid could ride circles around running vehicle until bus came
My arse froze outside in the winter waiting for the bus to show
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:32 pm to CAD703X
Fifth grade?
You back then and your kid now should have after school jobs by age 10…
Lazy generations, all of ya!
You back then and your kid now should have after school jobs by age 10…
Lazy generations, all of ya!
This post was edited on 9/3/25 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:33 pm to Tangineck
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I don't know what it was about the bully thing but I never had a problem even though I was a smaller kid. I had a reputation of being a little psycho though, maybe that helped.
i mostly stayed off their radar but even so, there were times they would zero in on me..i clearly remember one time they had cut off access to my house from both direction
and so no way i could make it to 'home base' and cry to my mommy. no, i had to keep circling, looking for an angle and eventually ended up getting in a tussle with them. thought never occurred to me to ask a grown up for help
at best if my best baw was with me i would feel braver but alone..yep..i was cooked
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:34 pm to CAD703X
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the occasional bearded dragon ( ok that was me)
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he asks the daily question 'can we stop at zaxbys today?'
Only figs eat Zaxbys instead of Cane's
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:35 pm to CAD703X
If you don't like it...why don't you make yours ride the bus?
Mine started riding the bus at 8 and he loves it. He is actually mad if he misses the bus and has to be driven to school. Not to mention we on gas as the school is 20 miles one way.
When I did pick him up there was a mile long line of moms waiting. Some got there and hour early so they would be first in line to pick up braxxlyn ..its ridiculous
Mine started riding the bus at 8 and he loves it. He is actually mad if he misses the bus and has to be driven to school. Not to mention we on gas as the school is 20 miles one way.
When I did pick him up there was a mile long line of moms waiting. Some got there and hour early so they would be first in line to pick up braxxlyn ..its ridiculous
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:37 pm to LSUJML
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My arse froze outside in the winter waiting for the bus to show
i cant complain about how our school handles it; they have every single parent back into parking spaces and kill their engines.
when the kids come out, we make our way over to our car and one of the Fathers 'blesses' each car when its time to pull out one by one until the campus is empty. whole process is done in 15 minutes. very orderly and efficient.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:39 pm to CAD703X
I think about when I went to school in the 1980s. We were straight up cruel to each other. It was brutal on the school yard.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:39 pm to Tr33fiddy
quote:its not that i dont like it, it just hit me today how different his experience is.
If you don't like it...why don't you make yours ride the bus?
and we moved to an area with a bad public school system recently so we switched to a private school; up until 4th grade he took the bus so he got to experience that as well.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:40 pm to Sofaking2
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I think about when I went to school in the 1980s. We were straight up cruel to each other. It was brutal on the school yard.
no shite. and in the halls..and the bathrooms...none of the school staff ever seemed to be around for the fun.
...and God help you if you made to the 7-11 or nearby apartments. that was just the way things were. you never knew what you were going to get into coming home from school.
This post was edited on 9/3/25 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:43 pm to Sofaking2
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I think about when I went to school in the 1980s. We were straight up cruel to each other. It was brutal on the school yard.
We had a kid poop his pants in 5th grade wrestling. I wasn't there, wasn't friends with anyone who was, and never knew if it was a full blown terd or he just sharted a little bit, but I'll be damned if we didn't call him shite pants until he graduated HS.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:47 pm to CAD703X
I’ll admit I got my share of shite, but I also gave it too.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:47 pm to L1C4
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Each generation has it easier than the generation before.
I guess that's called progress?
We have seen that in our lives, but history tells us there are no guarantees that that will continue to be true.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:48 pm to LSUJML
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My arse froze outside in the winter waiting for the bus to show
In Louisiana?
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:54 pm to CAD703X
Dropped off by bus 3-4 hours before my parents got home. Had a key to the house. Ate a nutter butter then road the bike, skateboarded, threw pine cones at cars, etc. My parents would get home and not even look for me. I would show back up at home and my mom or dad would already have dinner ready. Mom always had some sort of easy throw in a casserole dish meal baked in the oven or dad would have some sort of pea, white rice, and a protein. If it was a special day (read: parents both had a tough day at work), we had Popeyes chicken or pizza delivery. On my mom's day off, it would be a delicious cajun dish.
I was truly a latch key kid. I've been leaving my kids at home a lot because of this, but they don't have the courage to do the stuff I did. They stay locked inside and hound us with text messages and phone calls. They always get picked up by a parent or grandparent from school and taken home. And we go to almost all their schools event and athletic events. I was always carpooling or taking a bus to after school functions. Totally different life than what I had.
I was truly a latch key kid. I've been leaving my kids at home a lot because of this, but they don't have the courage to do the stuff I did. They stay locked inside and hound us with text messages and phone calls. They always get picked up by a parent or grandparent from school and taken home. And we go to almost all their schools event and athletic events. I was always carpooling or taking a bus to after school functions. Totally different life than what I had.
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:55 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:Yeah, and he can't relate to them, he can only relate to his own life experience.
And someone 40 years older than you had a totally different childhood experience
BREAKING NEWS
It's the way of the world. You'll understand one day when you stop taking online forums so seriously and find a pretty little midget gal to marry.
That shouldn't be hard for you to understand if you weren't a perpetually bitter, insecure little bitch who's always angry behind your screen. Try to keep up (not physically, obviously, but you can figure it out).
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:55 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Ride the bus or your bike
Not an option for a ton of people
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:56 pm to Shexter
I recognize that movie. A boob floats across the screen
Posted on 9/3/25 at 4:59 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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And someone 40 years older than you had a totally different childhood experience
This in a nutshell. And my parents had a totally different experience than I did heading out to school in the 50's & 60's. Their young school days were in the late 20's to early 40's.
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