Tribute to Kids Raised in the 60's and 70's

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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I always love these "We grew up without (fill in safety precaution) and we're here today!" True. Because those who did die from lack of car seat/helmet/whatever ARE DEAD AND NOT HERE TODAY TO POST ON THE INTERTOOBS ABOUT IT.

That said, I do feel truly sorry that my son will never know the joy of road trips in the way back of a station wagon, as I did. Just as I'm sure my uncle felt bad when I was little that I would never know the joy of being sent down to the corner store as a six-year-old to buy smokes for my old man, as he did.

On the bright side, there are plenty of places where one can still live like a child in the 1970s. The parents of one of my son's good friends are from Uruguay, and they told me last time they visited, the local playground featured a slide that ended in a dirt pit with a very sharp rock protruding straight up to tear up the kids' legs as they landed. Heh.

How about metal sliding boards that were molten hot in the summer with jagged metal waiting for you on the bottom of the slide.