tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265521332442199691.post5435535686950819256..comments2014-08-12T23:16:30.353-07:00Comments on Tales from a Wild Wine Country Wonder: something our kids are missing out onAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686530215959148492noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265521332442199691.post-88699408479687811332014-03-23T21:26:21.411-07:002014-03-23T21:26:21.411-07:00I recently had a conversation about this with my b...I recently had a conversation about this with my boyfriend, I'm 26, and don't have kids yet (or will I in the near future) but I made the comment that "I have a feeling I will be the kind of parent other parents of my generation will be shocked by" meaning that I think it's important that my kids get to go play in the woodlot across the street all day long without supervision, that riding a tricycle around the driveway might not mean having a helmet on all the time, and that climbing trees and building forts is essential. Now I know its easy to say these things before you have kids (I don't yet have the overwhelming desire to protect them from everything) But I also don't think that the world I grew up in a mere 20 years ago was any less safe than it is today, and although it seems to me a whole lot more precautions are taken now than in the late 80s/early 90s. Great post!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267081304801606021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265521332442199691.post-3861232011155364832014-03-20T16:00:06.943-07:002014-03-20T16:00:06.943-07:00Something to think about... has the world changed ...Something to think about... has the world changed all that much- or has the speed and way in which we receive information changed.<br /><br />I want to give O freedom and independence. I want to teach her that bad things happen in the world but that doesn't mean we should live in fear of it. I want her to explore and feel secure. I want her to run and play and be able to be a kid. <br /><br />... all while I watch her from the window :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265521332442199691.post-75937319962899114232014-03-19T11:35:43.379-07:002014-03-19T11:35:43.379-07:00Yah I'm cautious and my parents were too. I ho...Yah I'm cautious and my parents were too. I hope to have my husband build my daughter an awesome treehouse where her and her friends can have some privacy and fun safely. Great point though!Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265521332442199691.post-67956411537539359152014-03-19T10:32:00.194-07:002014-03-19T10:32:00.194-07:00Well, I was my parents only child, and they were v...Well, I was my parents only child, and they were very protective of me. I remember feeling to suffocated by them, but I always knew they loved me. I told myself that I would give my kids more freedom than I had, and I do. But I do make sure to tell them about safety away from the home. We live in an apartment complex and I let them go all around the complex so long as they stay where they tell me they will be. I may go and check on them once in a while to make sure of it, but they haven't let me down. I didn't let them start going until this year when I felt that they were old enough to have more awareness of their surroundings, and to listen to my directions and rules of our deal. I feel like this freedom fosters more mutual respect among us as a family. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207703422309968657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265521332442199691.post-77261197005705060512014-03-19T10:08:55.655-07:002014-03-19T10:08:55.655-07:00it's so crazy to think about what i did on my ...it's so crazy to think about what i did on my own and my parent's didn't think anything of it. but today there are just too many sad stories to not be a little cautious. brooke lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208126439207774609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-265521332442199691.post-88511960438242864242014-03-19T06:50:27.960-07:002014-03-19T06:50:27.960-07:00Never thought about this. I was always playing out...Never thought about this. I was always playing outside with friens without my parents. I played outside until the street lights came on then had to go inside. My parents never worried about us, but yea the world sure has changed a lot since then.Live Simply- Live Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383356777633081642noreply@blogger.com