Darkforce you will be glad to know that there are lots of kids who still play pickup ball, climb trees and just hang out. And the schools don’t necessarily coddle, either. I’m used to the school calling because one of my kids or the other has hurt himself (of the broken bone variety) either on the playground, in gym or at sports practice. The most recent was a fairly serious concussion (the kind where they don’t remember anything and can’t see out of one eye for awhile).
So, no, they aren’t fragile china. And no “Modern society’s” attitude toward children isn’t all homogeneous. It’s usually insurance agencies that kill it all. They demand, for example that the places they insure don’t allow kids to roller blade or skate board or play ball on their properties. They demand that playgrounds be as low-risk as possible.
As this cartoon rightly points out, it’s not kids who don’t want to play - it’s the adults (and usually not even overprotective parents) who take away the opportunities for play.
They took down the monkey bars, changed all steel to plastic, and replaced the concrete with spongy stuff. Heck, back when I wus a yough-un, we’d run 6 miles uphill to the play ground where we would fall off the monkey bars, breaking 4 teeth on the way down to scope both hands and knees on the tar. Then we’d play tag with a broken baseball bat. Be home in time for gruel. You can bet we never did this in our school clothes or got too much blood on our play clothes. Why the old man’s switch was at least ten feet long and I can still feel it on my backside. Ever tellyou about the time——
Starting Monday I will be turning in, not the spammers, but the website business site that they are providing the link for to our state’s attorney-general. He loves to prosecute spamming website owners.
Do the same for your state’s attorney-general; since go-comics doesn’t wish to help, then we can simply have the spammers owners fined out of existence. Nothing encourages them to “move on” like tens of thousands of dollars in fines.
Also, just the fact that Go-Comics will have government officials monitoring this site and asking questions may help to encourage them to stop the spammers instead of giving them shelter.
On his classic album “Wonderfulness,” Bill Cosby talks about how his favorite playground became deadly when the adults brought in things like monkey bars and teeter-totters. One of his very best stand-up bits.
margueritem almost 14 years ago
Gaylord is such a spoil sport.
Llewellenbruce almost 14 years ago
Just ask Gaylord.
Sisyphos almost 14 years ago
Gaylord knows, but he ain’t telling!
Yukoner almost 14 years ago
It’s a shame that we give kids such mixed messages.
GROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Go play with him Broomie.
cdward almost 14 years ago
Darkforce you will be glad to know that there are lots of kids who still play pickup ball, climb trees and just hang out. And the schools don’t necessarily coddle, either. I’m used to the school calling because one of my kids or the other has hurt himself (of the broken bone variety) either on the playground, in gym or at sports practice. The most recent was a fairly serious concussion (the kind where they don’t remember anything and can’t see out of one eye for awhile).
So, no, they aren’t fragile china. And no “Modern society’s” attitude toward children isn’t all homogeneous. It’s usually insurance agencies that kill it all. They demand, for example that the places they insure don’t allow kids to roller blade or skate board or play ball on their properties. They demand that playgrounds be as low-risk as possible.
As this cartoon rightly points out, it’s not kids who don’t want to play - it’s the adults (and usually not even overprotective parents) who take away the opportunities for play.
lewisbower almost 14 years ago
They took down the monkey bars, changed all steel to plastic, and replaced the concrete with spongy stuff. Heck, back when I wus a yough-un, we’d run 6 miles uphill to the play ground where we would fall off the monkey bars, breaking 4 teeth on the way down to scope both hands and knees on the tar. Then we’d play tag with a broken baseball bat. Be home in time for gruel. You can bet we never did this in our school clothes or got too much blood on our play clothes. Why the old man’s switch was at least ten feet long and I can still feel it on my backside. Ever tellyou about the time——
Clevite Kid Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Lewreader - we must be cousins … you described my childhood too … .
HoraceJ almost 14 years ago
THE SPAM’S GOTTA GOT!!! Everywhere I look. ADS ADS. Please give us a break.
taker48 almost 14 years ago
You know, I understand we have to teach our kids to be careful but that’s just pathetic.
craigwestlake almost 14 years ago
Here’s a suggestion for you fellas’
Starting Monday I will be turning in, not the spammers, but the website business site that they are providing the link for to our state’s attorney-general. He loves to prosecute spamming website owners.
Do the same for your state’s attorney-general; since go-comics doesn’t wish to help, then we can simply have the spammers owners fined out of existence. Nothing encourages them to “move on” like tens of thousands of dollars in fines.
Also, just the fact that Go-Comics will have government officials monitoring this site and asking questions may help to encourage them to stop the spammers instead of giving them shelter.
Sherlock Watson almost 14 years ago
On his classic album “Wonderfulness,” Bill Cosby talks about how his favorite playground became deadly when the adults brought in things like monkey bars and teeter-totters. One of his very best stand-up bits.
cybergal29 almost 14 years ago
I lived on a farm, William Pursell, and I was taught to respect the farm animals as well as the wild life.
Lewreader, you described the playground at my old school where we would play.
What gets me is that they build large homes and leave hardly any yard for the children to play in and complain that their children are getting fat.