tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26662000.post1543035156908347105..comments2023-11-02T08:38:49.854-07:00Comments on A Tale of Three Beans: The End of Innocence? Things I Miss For My Kids About Childhood...MommaBeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04452302193049028569noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26662000.post-23575938645134043952009-10-21T03:31:58.884-07:002009-10-21T03:31:58.884-07:00Oooh, KF, excellent ones. I agree on the playdate...Oooh, KF, excellent ones. I agree on the playdate thing. But, we have the overscheduled problem must admit... :(MommaBeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452302193049028569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26662000.post-60017158992662772012009-10-18T23:02:03.833-07:002009-10-18T23:02:03.833-07:00Walking to a friend's house in the neighborhoo...Walking to a friend's house in the neighborhood to see if they can come out to play just for a bit. Spur of the moment, short times with friends.<br /><br />Today, we have to schedule play-dates (I can't stand that word), and many last a few hours! So many kids here and in the US have such busy after school schedules, that time with friends is often only once a week, just before or on the weekend.KFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26662000.post-91102555220160962402009-10-17T13:38:49.487-07:002009-10-17T13:38:49.487-07:00Emily, flashlight tag! I'd SO forgotten that....Emily, flashlight tag! I'd SO forgotten that. Thanks. And, yeah, I'm with you.<br /><br />Nicole, no question I'm counterculture here too ;). No walking on the streets with the insane drivers.<br /><br />Anon, Neighborhood scavenger hunts are another great one. If we were in the US, I'd be with you on the playing in the backyard, but probably would still feel paranoid of they were unsupervised... Yikes! How did I ever manage to grow up?!MommaBeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452302193049028569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26662000.post-28917742415487207522009-10-16T20:18:15.998-07:002009-10-16T20:18:15.998-07:00#2 - or neighborhood scavenger hunts when we got o...#2 - or neighborhood scavenger hunts when we got older. I was thinking about how my children (3 &7) rarely play in the front yard & definatley not alone. They play outside in the backyard, but it has a privacy fence. It is sad that they don't get to experience some of the carefree activites we enjoyed as children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26662000.post-56212181767487569742009-10-16T03:04:23.346-07:002009-10-16T03:04:23.346-07:00I am very scared for the small children I see out ...I am very scared for the small children I see out walking in Jordan--mostly because of the horrible drivers. I feel it is safer here walking about, but I still don't let any of my kids do it. If we are going walking, we'll all go walking together. I know this is different from Arab culture in general which is known for sending a child out to buy bread or hummus or soda, etc. I would rather fire up the car and go myself than risk the safety of my children on foot. Let's start the over-protective mothers group. Ha.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862190127021526170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26662000.post-19903108852439707102009-10-15T16:58:19.695-07:002009-10-15T16:58:19.695-07:00Great list! I would just add flashlight tag to you...Great list! I would just add flashlight tag to your number 4. We would play that for about an hour after dark and then our parents would just yell our names really loudly, and we'd all go home. I don't even have kids, but I know that I wouldn't feel comfortable letting them run the neighborhood after dark!<br />EmilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com