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Life was safer and happier for children then, in my opinion. I miss those days for children. 
posted by
mariss9
on May 6, 2012 at 11:23 AM
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children are so spoiled these days and parents are too busy working to watch them, mkaes you wonder what and when did things go wrong
posted by
Lanetay
on May 5, 2012 at 8:25 AM
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It does seem strange little kids traipsing for miles into woods and playing with soldiers, who really were only young lads waiting for miles on kerb-sides to go to oblivion. History Kabu.
posted by
C_C_T
on May 5, 2012 at 7:34 AM
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I remember being free to roam as a kid, and there was open land,
forests, a glacier-fed creek that wended through the valley. My kids rode their bikes all over town, played in the woods, went to the ball diamond, played kick-the-can, etc., all summer long. But these days kids, like the family mutt, have to be on a leash. There are so many more people, so many more dangers... sigh.
posted by
Pat_B
on May 5, 2012 at 5:18 AM
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Kabu
It’s the same here love. BC-A, Bill’s R®st
posted by
BC-A
on May 5, 2012 at 1:54 AM
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I raised my kids on 20 acres and they still think of the times fondly! I wonder about today's kids, too! When they grow all they will have to talk about is the latest gadget they got when they were young and they will all discover they do not know how to entertain themselves because they were stuck in front of a screen of one kind or another! They will never know how much they missed because they were locked into the machine as it were! WOW! sam
posted by
sam444
on May 4, 2012 at 11:24 PM
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I am so thankful that my siblings and I were pretty much free to roam the outside and be creative with our play and enjoy nature. My boys were raised the same way. Loved it....all of us did.
posted by
TAPS.
on May 4, 2012 at 8:56 PM
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The sun has lured many a person outside.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on May 4, 2012 at 8:52 PM
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Yes, Grandmummy, the sun still shines for you.
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on May 4, 2012 at 6:02 PM
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Kabuiepie-;)
Those photo's really were what I lived as a kid in Montréal, a great post love.
posted by
WileyJohn
on May 4, 2012 at 5:54 PM
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Kabu
We still have children playing in the streets here! Mind you, they aren't barefoot - they're wearing Nikes...
posted by
Nautikos
on May 4, 2012 at 5:50 PM
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That is a warm-hearted picture. Maybe the children did not have much, but they did have something much more precious--a carefree environment in which to play.
About being late--don't sweat it. Sometimes, I am late, too; particularly when I am tired and need rest first.
posted by
Against4WindsOn2Flam
on May 4, 2012 at 4:23 PM
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Nice post .. I remember leaving home to play with friends and having to be back when the streetlights came on. Glad your having fun in the sun! 
posted by
BrightIrish
on May 4, 2012 at 3:43 PM
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Kabu
What a beautiful picture. You know why there were no pedophiles. Everybody including them, were working. There were no handout programs to bring in extra drugs and booze into the homes. People worked, teens were not running to drugs because they did not have the right clothes or shooting people for a pair of shoes. They were taught values and many went to church, much greater numbers than today. Excellent post.
posted by
Justi
on May 4, 2012 at 3:06 PM
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