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Posted on 7/15/21 at 10:38 am to Jake88
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Children were not to be seen nor heard, and we were definitely not supposed to complain about any injuries sustained during the 15 hours a day we roamed the streets
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This is bullshite.
If i was bleeding I went home and it usually called for stiches. I once broke my thumb and didn't tell my parents until 3 days later when I stupidly attempted to catch a ball thrown to me bared handed and it swoll and needed to be in a cast.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 10:41 am to BruslyTiger
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If i was bleeding I went home and it usually called for stiches.
Exactly
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I once broke my thumb and didn't tell my parents until 3 days later when I stupidly attempted to catch a ball thrown to me bared handed and it swoll and needed to be in a cast.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 10:46 am to BruslyTiger
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I once broke my thumb and didn't tell my parents until 3 days
I put a nail through my throwing hand when I was 12, I was a catcher and had a big game that night. Told no one until the 6th inning when the coach saw how swollen it was. Finished the game, which was my goal.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 11:12 am to RogerTheShrubber
I had stiches so many times when I was growing up that I was always current on my tetanus shot so if I stepped on a nail or cut my feet on something I probably just kept going. I also never wore shoes during the summer, even with those deadly peddles on my BMX bike.
This post was edited on 7/15/21 at 11:16 am
Posted on 7/15/21 at 11:18 am to RogerTheShrubber
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I was a catcher and had a big game that night. Told no one until the 6th inning when the coach saw how swollen it was.
Had a very similar experience. Mowing grass in summer and stung my wasps on right palm, fingers. Pitched that night mustang ball and threw a 1-hitter. Ball felt like an egg coming out of my hand and both catcher and ump told me after the game that my fast ball was dancing around like a knuckle ball. Never could duplicate that Phil Niekro dominance again on the mound.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 11:20 am to Tomatocantender
Yep, a rained out game was a disaster for me. Wasn't about to miss one for injury.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 11:21 am to BruslyTiger
We became masters at covering burns from dirt bikes and 3 wheelers as well as bruises from horse kicks or being thrown. Maybe our neighborhood should have gone into makeup and props for the movies!
Posted on 7/15/21 at 11:23 am to RogerTheShrubber
Once you’ve tasted complete freedom, there’s no going back. Ronald Reagan was and will be the greatest president of my lifetime.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 11:25 am to RogerTheShrubber
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a rained out game was a disaster for me.
At least back then it was lightning that had to be visible and even then, the coaches would question if crackling lightning was really all that dangerous to metal bats
Nowadays these babies go off of lightning apps detecting that crap like 100-miles away to call off games.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 11:43 am to DemonKA3268
Gen X were the "latch-key" kids who grew up to be the original helicopter parents.
Compared to today's children, Millennial children had lots of freedom -- that part is not wrong. However, they (we) were relatively well monitored compared to the previous generation of children.
It is definitely wrong to say that "helicopter parents were born in the 1980s." No ... the first helicopter parents were born in the late 60s and 70s (i.e., Gen X).
Compared to today's children, Millennial children had lots of freedom -- that part is not wrong. However, they (we) were relatively well monitored compared to the previous generation of children.
It is definitely wrong to say that "helicopter parents were born in the 1980s." No ... the first helicopter parents were born in the late 60s and 70s (i.e., Gen X).
This post was edited on 7/15/21 at 11:43 am
Posted on 7/15/21 at 11:55 am to TxTiger82
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Millennial children had lots of freedom -- that part is not wrong. However, they (we) were relatively well monitored compared to the previous generation of children.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 12:10 pm to DemonKA3268
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A latchkey kid, or latchkey child, is a child who returns to an empty home after school or a child who is often left at home with no supervision because their parents are away at work.
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The term latchkey kid became commonplace in the 1970s and 1980s to describe members of Generation X who, according to a 2004 marketing study, "went through its all-important, formative years as one of the least parented, least nurtured generations in U.S. history."
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Posted on 7/15/21 at 12:26 pm to TxTiger82
Wasn't arguing that point but I digress.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 12:30 pm to DemonKA3268
The times when I grew up were so much better, made us better people, created character. These kids now days, so soft.
Signed,
Every single generation ever.
Signed,
Every single generation ever.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 12:31 pm to mdomingue
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The times when I grew up were so much better, made us better people, created character. These kids now days, so soft. Signed, Every single generation ever.
You are correct
Posted on 7/15/21 at 12:35 pm to Deactived
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During summer months, the kids in the neighborhood would pretty much all leave their houses in the morning on their bikes and not return until dark. We would go to homes to eat and whatnot but our parents pretty much had zero idea on what we were doing and the only way to get in touch with us was for them to get in the car and just start driving around looking for us.
i had a discusssion with my oldest, i said almost word for word this exact thing. she could not believe this, and mentioned we would never let her or either of her siblings do this today.
maybe i was oblivious to it or just didnt pay attention but there is just way more crazy in todays world compared to when i was a kid in the 70s/80s
Posted on 7/15/21 at 12:37 pm to CurDog
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but there is just way more crazy in todays world
I don't believe that is the case. More reported, maybe.
Posted on 7/15/21 at 12:41 pm to DemonKA3268
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I don't believe that is the case. More reported, maybe.
probably so
Posted on 7/15/21 at 1:13 pm to DemonKA3268
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Wasn't arguing that point but I digress.
Well a GIF isn't exactly the clearest form of communication.
Regardless, I stand by my point. Compared to Gen X, Millennials had relatively engaged parents. They were not helicopter parents who monitored their children 24/7, but rather they were engaged parents who structured their children's day with activities and such.
I think you more or less willfully misinterpreted that argument. If you disagree, by all means feel free to elaborate about the reasons why.
This post was edited on 7/15/21 at 1:15 pm
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