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sigh At the park. These kids didn't even know how to swing without being pushed. -- nm

Posted by Dano (aka dano) Jul 26 '10, 12:16

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I used to think kids had it good because of all the cool toys, but looking back on all the outdoor play when I was kid, I feel sorry for them now. - ceregon Jul 26, 12:31
oh, dear... -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 12:19 7
- (as opposed to znufrii, who knows how, but just doesn't have the leg strength to pull it off.) -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 12:20 6
  - oh, no you di'n't! - znufrii Jul 26, 12:22 4
    - I'm pretty sure SheFox would object vehemently to that particular competition. -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 12:23 2
      - p*ssy. - znufrii Jul 26, 12:24 1
        
        yes, that's precisely the part that's objecting. -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 12:24
    - be sure to clearly define "swing-off" before you go any further... -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 12:23
  - Or the sense of balance required. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 12:21
All kidding aside, this is bordering on a call to Child Protective Services. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 12:18 13
- They have food, shelter, clothes, toys, and are not hit. I'm sure CPS has more important things to worry about. - Dano Jul 26, 12:25 11
  - there is a level of neglect there, at least - I didn't see anyone ask: have you talked with the parents about it? your mom? - b. Jul 26, 12:31 4
    - Talking to my brother just starts fights. Some of it is overprotectiveness. My mom doesn't approve but they're not her kids. -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 12:35 3
      - I'm sorry it's so hard, for the kids and your mom and you. - b. Jul 26, 12:42 1
        
        I echo this with my parents divorce. Stranger in a strangeland at 12 years old, and such. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 12:55
      - They are under her roof, but I can understand, I guess. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 12:36
  - There seems to be neligence in play, though. How old did you say they are? -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 12:26 5
    - 12 and 10 -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 12:28 4
      - holy jeebus -- nm - Don Homer Jul 26, 12:36 1
        
        Yeah, I was thinking half that. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 12:37
      - I think all would be fine if they were sent to school. I've taken them to see the school to try to plant the seed so that they want to go. - Dano Jul 26, 12:31 1
        
        I'm sure you are doing all you can. Thanks for stepping up. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 12:34
- Hate to say it, but yeah. -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 26, 12:24
underducking must seem like the moonshot to them. -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 12:17 1
- underdog -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 12:21
The world owes me velocity! -- nm - Today's Spoiled Generation Jul 26, 12:17
Haze them. -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 12:17 4
- hazing is for renters -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 12:18 3
  - too kind -- nm - Don Homer Jul 26, 12:20
  - for renters, all of existence is one big hazing ritual. -- nm - TFox Jul 26, 12:20
  - They are living rent free, but... -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 26, 12:18
I'm so sad for their sheltered-ness. -- nm - Callisto Jul 26, 12:17 1
- yes. -- nm - b. Jul 26, 12:19

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