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Ahh .."The good old days", firecracker night was so much fun, damn shame my kids cant enjoy that, and so many other simple pleasures we had. We dont "bubblewrap" them but we do face reality, they are not allowed out of our backyard unsupervised, nor do they walk to or from school alone. They catch the bus both ways and we we take them to and from the bustop aswell, it was ok for us 20 yrs ago but we could wander far n wide without the slightest possibility of kidnap, rape murder or being hit by some idiots car. There are very few other kids their age in our hood anyway, though they stay over at freinds and vice versa.
We dont allow them to numb theirbrains on telly and puters though, they go outside and play with/look after pets, make thereown fun. With so many toys they have they dont dare say "were bored". lol
The days of sending the kids to the local shop have long since gone too. Between the law and society they miss out on alot but we try to make up for that with regular supervised adventures, like bushwalking/herping, horseriding, helicopter andsmall plane joyflights, and anything else that requires energy. Cost a fortune for them to get the life we had for nothing.
Country kids definatly get a better deal imo.
We dont allow them to numb theirbrains on telly and puters though, they go outside and play with/look after pets, make thereown fun. With so many toys they have they dont dare say "were bored". lol
The days of sending the kids to the local shop have long since gone too. Between the law and society they miss out on alot but we try to make up for that with regular supervised adventures, like bushwalking/herping, horseriding, helicopter andsmall plane joyflights, and anything else that requires energy. Cost a fortune for them to get the life we had for nothing.
Country kids definatly get a better deal imo.
peterescue
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Knock and run, Ha!. Dog faeces in a paper bag. Set it on fire then knock and run. Householder comes out sees fire and stamps on it to put it out. What a cack.
Er! If it happened to you it wasnt me. Im to old. Didnt have doors when I was a kid.
Er! If it happened to you it wasnt me. Im to old. Didnt have doors when I was a kid.
moosenoose
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.....and the offender getting either a slap on the wrist or a 12 month sentence because they only killed a minor!! Times have changed, and unfortunately so too have the amount of sickos around. The only harm that could possibly arise from playing an innocent game of 'knock & run' is the freakoid homeowner coming out with his Bentley 12 gauge :shock: Sad where everything seems to be going these days :?
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Yeah Greg, you think you would have learnt the first seven times you fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down!!!
Silly Billy!!!
Silly Billy!!!
womas4me
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I grew up in Mt Druitt and me and my mate were crazy about an arcade game. DOUBLE DRAGON. What a game. We were determined to finish it on 40 cents so we used to push trolleys at Kmart to get the 20 cents out of them. In summer pushing granny mays trolley over to the units opposite was murder. I have no idea how they bought that much stuff on the pension. Kept us active but also gave us the reward at the end. I dont have a prob with kids and computers or games provided it is all in proportion. If a child grows up now and isn't computer literate they have been done an injustice as even trades require computer skills. And then there was the time my mates and i were planning to take over the world, so we learnt all about the underground highways, STORMWATER DRAINS. I had most of my young herping in those pipes. Armed with a stick and burning rolls of newspaper we would remove the snakes from our network, most of which were eastern browns and red bellies. Did have some bad times though. When i was 7 my primary school had a teddy bear day. Mine never made it as some high school kids took him off me and raped him in front of my eyes. They kept him as a sex slave. Ah, the good ol days in the druitt.
phantom
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yes i rember the driutt and whalen reserve, that where i biult my first tree house and started a fire one cracker night or was that day the good old ball shooters100 shots.bungers where gr8 for blowing up that neigbour that did'nt like you.
africancichlidau
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Re: RE: The truth about our wimpie kids and society!!
What do you mean, "ever played"? I still do
rodentrancher said:
What do you mean, "ever played"? I still do
westaussie
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This little piece was written by a yank. It was sent to me about 2 years ago
earthmother
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The warm milk that came in bottles that we HAD to drink! But you could make little pop missiles with the foil bottle caps.
My Mother got me some chocolate filled straws that turned the milk to chocolate milk. I was popular because of them. lol
Tree houses, Cubbies made in the Lantana and Blackberry bushes and coming home with ticks. Playgrounds that you weren't to walk through on your way to school in case the man was there with the Burlap sack !!!!!!! (A ploy to make sure I got to school on time)
We could do shooting practice with air rifles in the backyard and one day after my elder brother shot my other older brother for annoying him - My Father wrapped the airgun around the shootees neck . My Big strong Dad. No police were called it was solved without that. lol
I had my 1st Pizza when I was 14. We didn't 'do' Takeaway for real meals. 6d worth of hot chips wrapped in white paper that you tore a hole in at the top and a 6d Coke - which you got threepence for when you returned the bottle.
The movies, Carnivals, Circuses. Wagon Wheels were bigger and so were freckles and cobbers! - - - and sooooo much more.
I was 11 when decimal currency came in. Now that was exciting!
Damnation I'm a fossil! - No comments please lol.
Em
My Mother got me some chocolate filled straws that turned the milk to chocolate milk. I was popular because of them. lol
Tree houses, Cubbies made in the Lantana and Blackberry bushes and coming home with ticks. Playgrounds that you weren't to walk through on your way to school in case the man was there with the Burlap sack !!!!!!! (A ploy to make sure I got to school on time)
We could do shooting practice with air rifles in the backyard and one day after my elder brother shot my other older brother for annoying him - My Father wrapped the airgun around the shootees neck . My Big strong Dad. No police were called it was solved without that. lol
I had my 1st Pizza when I was 14. We didn't 'do' Takeaway for real meals. 6d worth of hot chips wrapped in white paper that you tore a hole in at the top and a 6d Coke - which you got threepence for when you returned the bottle.
The movies, Carnivals, Circuses. Wagon Wheels were bigger and so were freckles and cobbers! - - - and sooooo much more.
I was 11 when decimal currency came in. Now that was exciting!
Damnation I'm a fossil! - No comments please lol.
Em
africancichlidau
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You're right there Dugga
Muddy ya number one in my eyes
Muddy ya number one in my eyes
stretch
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You know half the problem though? Parents usually both work (due to financial constraints in todays society) full time, when they are home they are tired, therefore plugging the kids in is the easiest thing to do (I have been sooo tempted). Most parents I know don't take their kids out bush for fun. Laptops, mobile phones and games are the presents as opposed to fandangled yabby traps, fishing rods, tents and bikes.
I love living where I do. My kids bike ride, horse ride, catch yabbies and generally get filthy dirty while out having fun (its how I know they HAVE had fun hehehe) We still have internet, pay tv, etc, but the kids are not allowed to sit around playing with them. I kick them out the door.
Parents ultimately play a huge part in what their kids do. How many 8 year olds have jobs to buy playstations, games, phones, etc?
I love living where I do. My kids bike ride, horse ride, catch yabbies and generally get filthy dirty while out having fun (its how I know they HAVE had fun hehehe) We still have internet, pay tv, etc, but the kids are not allowed to sit around playing with them. I kick them out the door.
Parents ultimately play a huge part in what their kids do. How many 8 year olds have jobs to buy playstations, games, phones, etc?
stretch
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Re: RE: The truth about our wimpie kids and society!!
Hehehehe too right Afro!!
Its such a shame for the kids though, these days people ring the cops when kids do stuff like that. Nobody can cope with the harmless fun therefore pushing some of them to do stuff not quite so harmless. If they are going to get into trouble, they may aswell make it worthwhile. Thats what one 12year old told me when I took the motorbike he stole off of him....
africancichlidau said:rodentrancher said:
What do you mean, "ever played"? I still do
Hehehehe too right Afro!!
Its such a shame for the kids though, these days people ring the cops when kids do stuff like that. Nobody can cope with the harmless fun therefore pushing some of them to do stuff not quite so harmless. If they are going to get into trouble, they may aswell make it worthwhile. Thats what one 12year old told me when I took the motorbike he stole off of him....
rodentrancher
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Yeah good for blowing up letterboxes too. :lol:
Ahh...the memories. I was a late 70's/80's kid myself, what a cool time to grow up. One of the biggest differences I see is the tv programes we used to watch and what is on tv now for kids. We had The A-Team, Battlestar Gallatica, Buck Rogers, Miami Vice, Dukes of Hazzard, Knight Rider etc. What do kids have on tv now???? We used to go to the deli and buy fake tattoos, FAGS lollies, acid drops and choclate drops 1cent each.
And the music in the 80's rocked!!!!!!!!!!
Did everyone watch WWF wrestling? Hulk Hogan, Ricky the Dragon Steamboat, Jessie Ventura, Randy Machoman savage.
Leg warmers, Bubble Gum and Smile Jeans, Health Hussel at school.
I want to go back, I want to go back...........
And the music in the 80's rocked!!!!!!!!!!
Did everyone watch WWF wrestling? Hulk Hogan, Ricky the Dragon Steamboat, Jessie Ventura, Randy Machoman savage.
Leg warmers, Bubble Gum and Smile Jeans, Health Hussel at school.
I want to go back, I want to go back...........
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