Roulette had to come in when it became dark? On non-school days, we would play outside well beyond dark. I would guess that by the age of 5, I would play outside unsupervised..................for hours. The horror!
By the age of probably 8, I would leave after breakfast and head to one of many friends houses, or bounce back and forth, maybe play a pickup ball game, hit the neighborhood pool. All unsupervised and all without telling my mom where I was. If she needed me, she would call the other mom's and track me down. I'd be home at noon for lunch, then rinse and repeat until dinner.
Hell, we used to walk the railroad tracks 5 miles to town by the age of 10. Today's parents believe that kids are so stupid as to get run over by trains...............believe me, you can hear 'em coming. We took our bikes to town regularly also. The good 'ol non-PC days.
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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
Let's add:
No bicycle helmets
Staying out and playing until it was dark
Dodge ball
Jungle gyms
Swings
The pledge of allegiance
Nativity scenes
My oh my, just look what the lawyers and the liberals have done to us.
