tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676011674847354942.post8559704538547884927..comments2023-11-03T07:21:18.993-06:00Comments on Jewel's World: Our Changing WorldJewel's Gemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13285251041936115913noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676011674847354942.post-14891855567839760152008-10-05T12:45:00.000-06:002008-10-05T12:45:00.000-06:00I feel the same way about my boys and their childh...I feel the same way about my boys and their childhood. They are boys, they should be roaming all over the neighborhood on their bikes, digging in dirt piles and collecting rocks. BUT unless I am with them, I can't let them go beyond our neighborhood and everyone owns the land and no one wants them digging on their property! I've had to give up one of my gardens so they could have the experience ;)<BR/><BR/>But they still can't experience the freedom that was a part of my childhood and yours. Freedom to shape their own lives, their destinies ... freedom to be kids.<BR/><BR/>No wonder TV and videogames have grown so popular - kids aren't free to LIVE their lives beyond twenty feet in front of their house, so they have to LIVE it somewhere else! It's crazy.ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676011674847354942.post-51123866468476979622008-09-29T11:23:00.000-06:002008-09-29T11:23:00.000-06:00Thanks, Cheri. I've gotten to the point now that I...Thanks, Cheri. I've gotten to the point now that I don't cringe when my nine year old goes on a bike ride around the neighborhood. It's tough, though:o)Jewel's Gemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285251041936115913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1676011674847354942.post-19215570651103473522008-09-29T11:14:00.000-06:002008-09-29T11:14:00.000-06:00Good thoughts, Jewel. =)I remember riding my bike ...Good thoughts, Jewel. =)I remember riding my bike all over our neighborhood as a child. The world did indeed seem a safer place. But as you said, the youth of today are stronger and extremely valiant. I love working with them in YW.<BR/><BR/>As for the Ariana series---I love those books, too.Cheri J. Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956409422368334793noreply@blogger.com