Re: World of Warcraft claims its first victim
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My parents didn't create a sustainable eco-system in each kid's room like parents seem to do today. And they didn't believe in t.v. as the perfect friend to and babysitter of kids. They thought they should get the hell out of the house as much as possible, and not just because we were annoying. But for our own good and social growth. Parents should look to themselves for the answers to why their kids are having problems much more than they do. Standards of parenting are in many ways absurd compared to what they commonly were a generation or two ago, and it looks like we're into a pretty fierce downward spiral.
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Great post. I was reminded of the "go outside and play" factor when we were looking at houses to buy. Older homes - even from the 60s and 70s - have much smaller bedrooms than what you find in a newer home. Made sense though when thinking about it, growing up kids didn't really have a TV in their room with cable, a computer, video game system, etc.
Sort of sad when I thought about it.
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