tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post2274159146432928244..comments2023-12-04T08:00:08.414-05:00Comments on Last Refuge of a Scoundrel: A Scarred ChildhoodLarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post-9144114267820650402008-12-22T21:45:00.000-05:002008-12-22T21:45:00.000-05:00I grew up in the Midwest, and if you were inside i...I grew up in the Midwest, and if you were inside it was a horrible day (including being in school, of course).<BR/>All you can do is your best, and you hope that's good enough. It's a fine line to walk, but it's funny that you often find yourself doing the same thing your parents did.<BR/>You remember, the things you swore you would never do when you had kids of your own...yeah, they make a lot more sense now, don't they?<BR/>Thanks for dropping by Annie!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35333449.post-16900614514426009762008-12-22T18:12:00.000-05:002008-12-22T18:12:00.000-05:00The Cookie Monster debacle is part of the mythconc...The Cookie Monster debacle is part of the mythconception, the obesity epi-panic hoax. If kids eat a - gasp! - cookie they'll get teh fatz. Children all over this country and others are literally being UNDERFED and malnourished in order to avoid the spectre of teh fatz. (This is all with official OK and by design; the NIH and other agencies force this shit with a heavy hand, and it all flies straight in the face of real facts and real studies, but no matter.) <BR/><BR/>"I have a theory that the world has always been a pretty messed up place, but until we had the Internet and CNN we didn't hear about it as much. Things then stayed more local news, but now everything is national."<BR/><BR/>Actually I think that's a good point and I've long believed the same thing. Unfortunately for me I grew up just outside NYC and I happened to hear a whole lot of horror on my local news lol. So while I did get to play outside all day, it was definitely only in my own yard and I wasn't allowed to venture a foot outside it. Fortunately it was fairly large. Other kids got to play with each other though. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>I tried to take a pragmatic approach with my kids, between shielding them to some degree and also letting them know what goes on. All I know is I did the best I could; who's to say. Neither one's ever been in jail, I guess that's good.Anniee451https://www.blogger.com/profile/03066640571157938093noreply@blogger.com