tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post8922814261820653364..comments2023-11-03T09:09:32.113-04:00Comments on Behind the Stove: "Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road..."*BabelBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-67811223596115400142008-08-25T13:43:00.000-04:002008-08-25T13:43:00.000-04:00From another Jersey Girl...I had the same childhoo...From another Jersey Girl...<BR/><BR/>I had the same childhood - my mom swore Clinton Avenue was akin to Oz - we'd always be running in or out of the house on the way to Clinton Ave (lots of our friends lived there.) Summers were on Long Beach Island - and we did all the same things only we also played Ghost in the Graveyard with 15 or so cousins every weekend.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236441806234261588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-51194570931590120062008-08-24T18:42:00.000-04:002008-08-24T18:42:00.000-04:00We have our first letterboxing trip planned for 2 ...We have our first letterboxing trip planned for 2 weeks from today. Kinda scanty picks around here, but we may invent some of our own!<BR/>I was never allowed to be a free range kid. My mother didn't want us out of her sight, ever. But we did spend alot more time outdoors.<BR/>And GPS chips in kids are the beginning of 1984. No thanks.MsCellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05399187248681818440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-89812106771580209982008-08-21T14:26:00.000-04:002008-08-21T14:26:00.000-04:00Babelbabe - It's STILL impressive. I won't even t...Babelbabe - It's STILL impressive. I won't even take two kids to the grocery store.<BR/><BR/>Children should come equipped with GPS chips.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160632952978584244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-17679500755404442262008-08-21T12:25:00.000-04:002008-08-21T12:25:00.000-04:00technically, geocaching requires a GPS, which we d...technically, geocaching requires a GPS, which we do not own.<BR/><BR/>just so you know...so it's not nearly so impressive : )<BR/><BR/>I have considered GPS CHIPS in the children, though. (KIDDING!!)BabelBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-70843254368269279332008-08-21T12:21:00.000-04:002008-08-21T12:21:00.000-04:00OMG...geocaching. It's even got a name.I just foun...OMG...geocaching. It's even got a name.<BR/><BR/>I just found last night, a picture of an 11 year old me on my bike (a Raleigh Chopper because I was a badass) and a BB gun slung on my shoulder, with me and all my friends similarly arrayed.<BR/><BR/>Ah, youth.<BR/><BR/>-J.<BR/><BR/>P.S. This argument is one I have <B><I>ALL.THE.DAMN.TIME</I></B> with my wife.Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-85292420191753024962008-08-20T19:34:00.000-04:002008-08-20T19:34:00.000-04:00My mom was an ER nurse, so we NEVER had that kind ...My mom was an ER nurse, so we NEVER had that kind of freedom. I am technically still not allowed to ride my bike on the road.<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid and nervous all the damned time, but I feel like one of my more important jobs as a mom is to make sure The Boy grows up knowing how to trust in his own independence. It's hard for me to find the balance between the tendency to overprotect that I learned from my mom with The Boy's confidence in his own capabilities.<BR/><BR/>Thank GOD for cell phones. And thank God I have more than four years until he can get a driver's license, because I don't know how I will cope with that.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and as far as Better Off Dead quotes: "All right! Now TURN!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-42668154349869238702008-08-20T19:08:00.000-04:002008-08-20T19:08:00.000-04:00Trust Joke to always crack me up!You went geocachi...Trust Joke to always crack me up!<BR/><BR/>You went geocaching with four kids. I am in awe.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful pictures.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160632952978584244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-38470484323671465422008-08-20T12:53:00.000-04:002008-08-20T12:53:00.000-04:00In two generations, kids will be vacuum packed in ...In two generations, kids will be vacuum packed in suspended animation and released just in time to graduate and get a job.<BR/><BR/>-J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-5453734171126129772008-08-19T23:01:00.000-04:002008-08-19T23:01:00.000-04:00I think you ARE giving them a glorious childhood, ...I think you ARE giving them a glorious childhood, and they'll not really know what they're missing, because they haven't experienced free roaming for comparison, so they will grow up with sweet memories to cherish of days and adventures like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-20976350467249447142008-08-19T21:57:00.000-04:002008-08-19T21:57:00.000-04:00Hey, even if you live in the burbs and the drivers...Hey, even if you live in the burbs and the drivers aren't all that crazy, kids don't wander free because they're at enrichment camp or sports camp or sleepaway camp or they're being tutored or at football practice. I tell you, you can't win.Poppy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01532483657395207695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-61587410381689422582008-08-19T20:37:00.000-04:002008-08-19T20:37:00.000-04:00There's a movement (of course) called Free Range K...There's a movement (of course) called Free Range Kids which aims to help parents bring back the free(r) childhood we had.<BR/><BR/>http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-89451360821374643792008-08-19T20:22:00.000-04:002008-08-19T20:22:00.000-04:00Yep. We live smack in the 'burbs but my kids, at a...Yep. We live smack in the 'burbs but my kids, at ages 12 and 10, aren't yet allowed to cross the busy street behind our house by themselves (because people drive CRAZY on it, yo).<BR/><BR/>And when my brother and I were MUCH younger than my kids are now, we routinely roamed 2 miles from home, including crossing a HIGHWAY by ourselves.<BR/><BR/>Makes me wonder if my grandkids are going to spend their entire childhoods locked indoors.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08612452005428621885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-56349364554020717642008-08-19T16:22:00.000-04:002008-08-19T16:22:00.000-04:00Oh, bb, I loved this - you know, the sad bit is th...Oh, bb, I loved this - you know, the sad bit is that even up here, in this teeny town environment where everyone watches everyone else's kids and the kids are free (r) to go anywhere, they're still not living that life....Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308665452575511461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-83946062183632107722008-08-19T14:33:00.000-04:002008-08-19T14:33:00.000-04:00Well done!They look so little but impress me with ...Well done!<BR/>They look so little but impress me with their outdoor skills.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.com