The Couch potato generation

[10sun]

There is no place in NYC that is more than 30 minutes away from a park.

If those parks are not safe, lead an initiative to clean up the crime.

Rise above adversity, do not let it become your excuse.

Wandering the streets of NYC? Tell that to the parents of a 10 year old kid.

Because children always play alone?

[Zanchief]

If every generation is so much worse off than the last you'd think things would have gotten a lot worse for everyone a while ago.

[Gaazy]

That is MY solution, under MY circumstances, not the universal super solution for every kid in america, nor did I ever say it was.

[Ginzburgh]

Ok two or three 10 year year old kids wandering the streets of NYC?

I would still object. If you live in that kind of an environment, you're either watching everything they do when they are outside or they are in the hands of an afterschool program.

[10sun]

And no park in NYC is safe for a 6,7 or 8 year old. And they also shouldn't be responsible for "leading an initiative to clean up the crime."

No, they should not. The parents should.

[Ginzburgh]

That is MY solution, under MY circumstances, not the universal super solution for every kid in america, nor did I ever say it was.

That's the way I read it. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Sounded like you think kids who sit inside are not doing the right thing period.

[Gaazy]

Nono, thats why in the other post I recommended having them read or something. Almost anything is better than watching hours and hours of TV and playing video games, wouldnt you agree?

[Ginzburgh]

Yeah, reading is good. Video games are good to an extent, better than television anyway.

And besides, there is way to much of a "gay" element in television now a days, leaving parents no choice but to slap the queer out of their kids.

Oh zing!

Just kidding.

[Gaazy]

slapat qur right out aem!

[Tossica]

My GF can't stand the fact that he plays video games so much but she also doesn't play them herself so it doesn't make sense to her. I can't stand the fact that she watches TV like 2 hours a day so it's a wash.

[Ginzburgh]

Yeah I love it when my mother asks me when I am going to "grow up and stop playing video games" and I respond, "as soon as you grow up and stop watching M.A.S.H and The Waltons all day".

[Gaazy]

Some video games can be good I guess for their imagination, but those fucking kids like my brothers friends that sit around and play HALO for 12 hour rounds need help.

[10sun]

Ok two or three 10 year year old kids wandering the streets of NYC?

I would still object. If you live in that kind of an environment, you're either watching everything they do when they are outside or they are in the hands of an afterschool program.

When is it permissible to let them leave the
When they are 12? 15? 18?

I made it to Washington Square on my own many times when I was younger. My family had a system in case we wanted to split up and do things seperately. I never had an incident beyond my father & sister forgetting the time once & I waited an hour at our designated meetup spot (ticketbooth in Times Square).

This was in the early 90s prior to anybody in my family getting a cell phone. I memorized a few contact #s & I had an emergency contact # card that I carried with me.

I think my first solo adventure into NYC was when I was 12. I took the train down from Stamford on summer morning because I wanted to check out the central library.

-Adam

[Ginzburgh]

This is the only game I will allow my children to play:



"IF YOU FORD THAT RIVER MARY'S BROKEN ARM WILL BE THE LEAST OF YOUR FUCKING WORRIES!"

[Ginzburgh]

When is it permissible to let them leave the
When they are 12? 15? 18?

I made it to Washington Square on my own many times when I was younger. My family had a system in case we wanted to split up and do things seperately. I never had an incident beyond my father & sister forgetting the time once & I waited an hour at our designated meetup spot (ticketbooth in Times Square).

This was in the early 90s prior to anybody in my family getting a cell phone. I memorized a few contact #s & I had an emergency contact # card that I carried with me.

I think my first solo adventure into NYC was when I was 12. I took the train down from Stamford on summer morning because I wanted to check out the central library.

-Adam

I guess your parents are pretty...liberal...

...I would not let my children go to NYC by themselves when they were 12.

16 at a minimum.

[Lyion]

You're not looking at the situation objectively. I'll paint a better picture:

Kids live here.

Sadly, the kids in neighborhoods like that probably spend too much time outside, and more than the suburban kids with tons of space and areas to explore, but no time in between Gamecube and PS2 time.

[10sun]

This is the only game I will allow my children to play:

>IMG OF OREGON TRAIL<

"IF YOU FORD THAT RIVER MARY'S BROKEN ARM WILL BE THE LEAST OF YOUR FUCKING WORRIES!"

Dude, I was the hunting KING of Oregon Trail.

& yes my parents were liberal, but they also taught me well & I respected/relished all individual rights I was given while travelling.

Going to Washington Square was always a blast for me because I loved playing chess, even though I usually got my ass handed to me.

-Adam

[Ginzburgh]

Funny you mention it, I was almost accosted in WSP two weeks ago...

My poor girlfriend, "am I gonna get stabbed in the neck"
me, "just keep fucking walking"

And there is no worse feeling as a child than bagging that massive buck in Oregon Trail only to find out that, "item is too heavy to carry back to the wagon".

Like wtf do they even put those bucks in the game for then. Bastards.

[Gaazy]

Fuck yeah Oregon trail. Havent played that game since elementary school

[Tossica]

the Oregon Trail I remember didn't have all those fancy pants colors in it! Ours was green and a lighter shade of green and we liked it that way!

[Ginzburgh]

Yeah I think everyone played oregon trail for two reasons:

1.Steve Jobs' marketing campaign that if they donate apple computers to a million schools, children will grow into adults and be apple customers.
2.Oregon trail was the only game for apple.

[10sun]

I played it on a PC. I also had Police Quest, Castle, Frogger, some tank game that was like the precursor to Worms, & a few other ones that sucked so bad I played them maybe once.

[runamonk]

I played it on a PC. I also had Police Quest, Castle, Frogger, some tank game that was like the precursor to Worms, & a few other ones that sucked so bad I played them maybe once.

haha, I played all the Quest series games. Back before Sierra got all high and mighty. Space Quest and Police Quest were the best!

[Diekan]

You have to take into consideration Gaazy, that not everyone lives on several acres or is surrounded by woods. People that live on main roads for instance, can't just let their children wander around outside.

Can't or won't? Some of them should.

[Harrison]

I played it on a PC. I also had Police Quest, Castle, Frogger, some tank game that was like the precursor to Worms, & a few other ones that sucked so bad I played them maybe once.

Scorched earth?

Oh man was that game fucking fun...