“The
end of childhood is when things cease to astonish us. When the world seems familiar,
when one has got used to existence, one has become an adult.” ~Eugene Ionesco
My
sister and I grew up in a single parent family.My mom struggled to make ends meet so we never had much in the way of
toys.We even went through a period of
time where we had no T.V.The world
became our playground.All we needed was
space and our imaginations.Our favorite
games to play involved horses.Our bikes
or our own legs became the horses.We
created a world of our own and we were always so disappointed to have to stop
playing to come in.We were allowed to
ride our bikes anywhere in the neighborhood.Once we lived near some woods and staked out exotic trails for ourselves,
writing our own scripts.Scripts that
looking back were way more exciting than what you see in movies today.
Things were so different with my own
children.I could not for safety reasons
allow them to ride all over the place with their bikes.We weren’t rich but they had some of the most
popular toys and technology tools.I
remember them complaining a lot about being “bored.”It saddens to me to think that they missed
out on such a gift as play.True play
even in my adulthood is being creative.Acting out your dreams and visions for life.True play is getting wrapped up in the
moment, where time ceases to exist.
I remember being able to go all over the neighborhood on my bike with my brothers or just playing in the greenbelt around the neighborhood. No worries of safety, just out getting dirty, playing and exploring outside. Our imaginations were limitless. Nothing t.v. or computers have today can put that to shame. You are correct that currently children cannot go out without supervision everywhere. We have children with the same limitless imaginations as we did, but unfortunately not the safe neighborhoods to explore them.
That video just gave me LIFE! SOO CUTE! I definitely remember the days of going outside, exploring and having adventures (inspired by Rugrats. Although I am not that old, I see the difference in safety and outdoor play in todays generation. When I was young the entire neighborhood looked after the children playing outside, now not so much which is unfortunate. Thank goodness for these precious memories. Thank you for sharing!
I really enjoyed the video you shared. Like you, outside was playground. You could not keep me inside, but things are not like that now a days. Kids are so into technology that no one really enjoys the out doors. Man I miss the good old days. Thanks for sharing.
I remember being able to go all over the neighborhood on my bike with my brothers or just playing in the greenbelt around the neighborhood. No worries of safety, just out getting dirty, playing and exploring outside. Our imaginations were limitless. Nothing t.v. or computers have today can put that to shame. You are correct that currently children cannot go out without supervision everywhere. We have children with the same limitless imaginations as we did, but unfortunately not the safe neighborhoods to explore them.
ReplyDeleteThat video just gave me LIFE! SOO CUTE! I definitely remember the days of going outside, exploring and having adventures (inspired by Rugrats. Although I am not that old, I see the difference in safety and outdoor play in todays generation. When I was young the entire neighborhood looked after the children playing outside, now not so much which is unfortunate. Thank goodness for these precious memories. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi Lori,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the video you shared. Like you, outside was playground. You could not keep me inside, but things are not like that now a days. Kids are so into technology that no one really enjoys the out doors. Man I miss the good old days. Thanks for sharing.
Ashley Daniels