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Man Without Kids Tells Parents 5 Dangerous Things Their Children Should Be Doing
The lives of children 30 years ago were far riskier and more perilous than the lives of children today. It was almost as if our parents raised us all with a
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Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amHeh. Can I throw a spear? Please Daddy can I can I?
I do agree that kids (boys particularly) need to get outdoors and live edgier lives (though I’d draw the line and chasing the DDT truck) but playing with fire as a kid nearly got a neighbour’s house burnt down and another time nearly singed off my face (some would say that’s an improvement) when we combined fire and petrol.
There’s limits to everything…
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amYeah pocket knives, great idea. That would be how my nephews got in trouble at school before…
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amWhen I was young, danger was practically my middle name. Although, I will tell you that throwing a spear can be extremely painful. When we were about 10 my twin brother and I made spears out of the bamboo during a vacation to the Colorado River on the Arizona/Colorado border. Let’s just say he threw his and I have the resulting scar on the side of my head.
AllisonWonder commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amHey, he forgot letting your kids play with dry cleaners’ bags- cause, y’know, the human brain is wired for… um, well, it teaches you to hold your breath until you turn blue, anyway. And we’ve had some fabulously tragic incidents around here involving children being allowed to drive ATVs- which will serve them well later in life. If they survive.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI think I’ll just let my kids run behind a truck spewing DDT.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amshouldn’t you take away your child’s $10 gift card to iTunes to encourage him to break the DMCA. If you give him a gift card, he will have no incentive to steal.
makeitadouble commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amNor was my post Deia, Nor was mine.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amAnd people without kids, of course, can never ever suggest anything to Those With Kids.
Lighten up. It wasn’t meant to be taken word for word.
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