The scourge of helicopter parenting.

[Yuri Bezmenov]

I see it everywhere and it disgusts me.

THIS is what is dumbing down America and the rest of the western world who practices this shit.

It programs children to be infantalized their whole lives, growing up to see totalitarianism as benevolent.

Here's a bit of how we USED to grow up.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/the-years-of-living-dangerously/ss-AA8uwNH#image=1

Oh, that and my high school had an underground shooting range where kids brought their guns to school, yet there were never any school shootings.

[Pyraxis]

Helicopter parents need to crash and burn along with their misbegotten offspring.

[Jack]

Have a set of lawn darts with original packaging. Not sure why safety caps on cleaners and meds is considered safety overkill though.

[Parts]

I see it everywhere and it disgusts me.

THIS is what is dumbing down America and the rest of the western world who practices this shit.

It programs children to be infantalized their whole lives, growing up to see totalitarianism as benevolent.

Here's a bit of how we USED to grow up.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/the-years-of-living-dangerously/ss-AA8uwNH#image=1

Oh, that and my high school had an underground shooting range where kids brought their guns to school, yet there were never any school shootings.

My high school had a rifle team

We used to get the dirty looks from some of the other parents at the school and the neighborhood  because we let the kids do a lot of the same things we did as kids like build forts and play down in the marsh and woods without standing over them.

[renaeden]

My uncle damaged the back shed from an explosion made by his chemistry set.

I remember playing down at the creek where there was heaps of clay and tadpoles. We would spend all day there without my mum being able to contact us. I also remember playgrounds where you would burn yourself on the metal on the slide and monkey bars. There were no soft landings either, just black sand.

Our parents used to leave the four of us in the car while they did the shopping. We used to have huge arguments and punch-ups. But we all turned out ok.

[MLA]

How did Scrappy's kids turn out? 

[odeon]

Oh, they are all in jail.

[Icequeen]

I see it everywhere and it disgusts me.

THIS is what is dumbing down America and the rest of the western world who practices this shit.

It programs children to be infantalized their whole lives, growing up to see totalitarianism as benevolent.

Here's a bit of how we USED to grow up.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/the-years-of-living-dangerously/ss-AA8uwNH#image=1

Oh, that and my high school had an underground shooting range where kids brought their guns to school, yet there were never any school shootings.

My high school had a rifle team

We used to get the dirty looks from some of the other parents at the school and the neighborhood  because we let the kids do a lot of the same things we did as kids like build forts and play down in the marsh and woods without standing over them.

You probably got a lot less judgment though as the father, they reserve the worst for the mother normally.

 I used to let mine go and play in the woods and explore with his friend. The neighbor on the corner thought it was her god-given duty to run to my house and tell me every time she saw them in the woods...because they might get hurt.

I used to play along the side of "the grand canyon of the east".
http://www.photobotos.com/great-bend/

[Parts]

I see it everywhere and it disgusts me.

THIS is what is dumbing down America and the rest of the western world who practices this shit.

It programs children to be infantalized their whole lives, growing up to see totalitarianism as benevolent.

Here's a bit of how we USED to grow up.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/the-years-of-living-dangerously/ss-AA8uwNH#image=1

Oh, that and my high school had an underground shooting range where kids brought their guns to school, yet there were never any school shootings.

My high school had a rifle team

We used to get the dirty looks from some of the other parents at the school and the neighborhood  because we let the kids do a lot of the same things we did as kids like build forts and play down in the marsh and woods without standing over them.

You probably got a lot less judgment though as the father, they reserve the worst for the mother normally.

 I used to let mine go and play in the woods and explore with his friend. The neighbor on the corner thought it was her god-given duty to run to my house and tell me every time she saw them in the woods...because they might get hurt.

I used to play along the side of "the grand canyon of the east".
http://www.photobotos.com/great-bend/

Wow nothing so dramatic here. 

[Yuri Bezmenov]

Helicopter parents need to crash and burn along with their misbegotten offspring.

      

Have a set of lawn darts with original packaging. Not sure why safety caps on cleaners and meds is considered safety overkill though.

Lawn Darts are   

[Yuri Bezmenov]

My high school had a rifle team

Awesome!!  Unfortunately for me, our school shooting range was shut down in the late 70's due to worries of lead contamination.

We used to get the dirty looks from some of the other parents at the school and the neighborhood  because we let the kids do a lot of the same things we did as kids like build forts and play down in the marsh and woods without standing over them.

ALL kids should be raised this way, it builds charachter & shit.   

[Yuri Bezmenov]

I remember playing down at the creek where there was heaps of clay and tadpoles. We would spend all day there without my mum being able to contact us. I also remember playgrounds where you would burn yourself on the metal on the slide and monkey bars. There were no soft landings either, just black sand.

My childhood was the same way. All kids should play in the woods.

[Yuri Bezmenov]

I used to let mine go and play in the woods and explore with his friend. The neighbor on the corner thought it was her god-given duty to run to my house and tell me every time she saw them in the woods...because they might get hurt.

Those are the worst kinds of parents IMO. Not only do they feel the need to coddle their own children, but they think others children should be coddled too.

I used to play along the side of "the grand canyon of the east".
http://www.photobotos.com/great-bend/

   indeed.

['andersom']

The swing of the pendulum is going the other way again. More and more "natural playgrounds" with signs telling parents that their kids will get dirty, and that there will be scratches and abrasions. If need be, there is a first aid kit around.
Quite the hype lately, in places that have little space for kids to find places like that "in the wild".

Don't think in my village anyone will be worried about kids playing in woods unsupervised. Most people will tell a toddler to go home when found near open water though, or on a busy traffic road.
There is overprotection, and there is sensible precaution.

[odeon]

I remember playing down at the creek where there was heaps of clay and tadpoles. We would spend all day there without my mum being able to contact us. I also remember playgrounds where you would burn yourself on the metal on the slide and monkey bars. There were no soft landings either, just black sand.

My childhood was the same way. All kids should play in the woods.

Agreed. Without their mobile phones and whatnot.