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Do kids even play tag or hide-and-go-seek anymore? I remember playing those when I was younger. Now it seems like it's all PS2 this, Gamecube that.
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The kids play those in my yard, anyway.
Best way is not to have game consoles. Those things in the house and every kid that comes there ends up crowded in front of the TV. Having games on the PC makes it a lot easier to keep that activity for when kids are on their own, without others around for play.
Of course, it depends on the guidance you give to the kids as well. Leave them with Technology as a 'babysitter' and you've got no hope!
I've been lucky enough (or smart enough) to get the kids all involved in outdoor activity from the outset, and now that my kids have kids of their own, they're passing on the same guidance. Involvement in regular sports activities helps, but actually getting out there and playing with them is the most important factor of all.
Oh yeah, that's right! Having Grandparents involved heavily with the kids is pretty crucial to it all as well!
Best way is not to have game consoles. Those things in the house and every kid that comes there ends up crowded in front of the TV. Having games on the PC makes it a lot easier to keep that activity for when kids are on their own, without others around for play.
Of course, it depends on the guidance you give to the kids as well. Leave them with Technology as a 'babysitter' and you've got no hope!
I've been lucky enough (or smart enough) to get the kids all involved in outdoor activity from the outset, and now that my kids have kids of their own, they're passing on the same guidance. Involvement in regular sports activities helps, but actually getting out there and playing with them is the most important factor of all.
Oh yeah, that's right! Having Grandparents involved heavily with the kids is pretty crucial to it all as well!
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Hmm, 1983? That's my birth date. I'm kinda old, kinda young. That was amusing, thx.
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Originally Posted by Phaelax
Hmm, 1983? That's my birth date. I'm kinda old, kinda young. That was amusing, thx.
you were born when I was a 1st grader...
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*motion.Quiet but never afraid,Silent but always awake*
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*I am the oceans.. Still, still yet always in constant *
*motion.Quiet but never afraid,Silent but always awake*
*And no God nor Man can control where you roam.. no *
*boundaries cast forever you last.... *
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heh heh...
That puts your birthdate at around the time my wife and I were deciding 'enough was enough' in regard to kids. We already had a houseful! :cheesy:
That puts your birthdate at around the time my wife and I were deciding 'enough was enough' in regard to kids. We already had a houseful! :cheesy:
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Ye Old Commodore 64
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When I was a kid, we did alot of things as a family. Go to church, play games, do homework, go camping. We were always outside when the weather permitted, but when it was too bad to go out, we were allowed to watch some tv, not much but some. Being as I was the youngest, I had a special duty during our tv watching time. I had to stand holding the antenae, with aliminum foil wrapped around it to get the best reception, being told to move this way or that way to get the best picture. Luckily, it was a black and white tv with only 3 channels.
Now those were the good old days.
Now those were the good old days.
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Originally Posted by Yzk
Ye Old Commodore 64
This i remembered well... I had to type at least 50 lines of BASIC code just to play a lame video game...
and the storage media i had was an audio cassette tape... *-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*
*I am the oceans.. Still, still yet always in constant *
*motion.Quiet but never afraid,Silent but always awake*
*And no God nor Man can control where you roam.. no *
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*I am the oceans.. Still, still yet always in constant *
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*boundaries cast forever you last.... *
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1970: Long Hair.
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1970: The perfect high.
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2000: Acid Reflux.
1970: Moving to California because it's cool.
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1970: Peace sign.
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1970: Parents begging you to get your hair cut.
2000: Children begging you to get their heads shaved.
1970: Take acid.
2000: Take antacid.
1970: Passing the driver's test.
2000: Passing the vision test.
1970: "Whatever"
2000: "Depends"
1970: Long Hair.
2000: Longing for hair.
1970: The perfect high.
2000: The perfect high yield mutual fund.
1970: Keg.
2000: EKG.
1970: Acid Rock.
2000: Acid Reflux.
1970: Moving to California because it's cool.
2000: Moving to California because it's warm.
1970: Growing pot.
2000: Growing pot belly.
1970: Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your parents.
2000: Watching John Glenn's historic flight with your children.
1970: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor.
2000: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor.
1970: Seeds and stems.
2000: Roughage.
1970: Popping pills, smoking joints.
2000: Popping joints.
1970: Our president's struggle with Fidel.
2000: Our president's struggle with fidelity.
1970: Paar.
2000: AARP.
1970: Being caught with Hustler magazine.
2000: Being caught with Hustler magazine
1970: Killer weed.
2000: Weed killer.
1970: Hoping for a BMW.
2000: Hoping for a BM.
970: The Grateful Dead.
2000: Dr.? Kevorkian.
1970: Getting out to a new, hip joint.
2000: Getting a new hip joint.
1970: Rolling Stones.
2000: Kidney stones.
1970: Being called into the principal's office.
2000: Calling the principal's office.
1970: Screw the system!
2000: Upgrade the system!
1970: Peace sign.
2000: Mercedes logo.
1970: Parents begging you to get your hair cut.
2000: Children begging you to get their heads shaved.
1970: Take acid.
2000: Take antacid.
1970: Passing the driver's test.
2000: Passing the vision test.
1970: "Whatever"
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1. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.
2. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.
3. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them.
6. You should not confuse your career with your life.
7. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.
8. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
9. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
10. Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.
11. Never lick a steak knife.
12. Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
13. You will never find anybody who can give you a
clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
14. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
15. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11.
16. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
17. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.
18. And when God, who created the entire universe with all of its glories, decides to deliver a message to humanity, He WILL NOT use, as His messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.
19. Your friends love you, anyway.
1. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.
2. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.
3. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them.
6. You should not confuse your career with your life.
7. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.
8. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
9. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
10. Take out the fortune before you eat the cookie.
11. Never lick a steak knife.
12. Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
13. You will never find anybody who can give you a
clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
14. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
15. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11.
16. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
17. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.
18. And when God, who created the entire universe with all of its glories, decides to deliver a message to humanity, He WILL NOT use, as His messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.
19. Your friends love you, anyway.
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