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The Disappearance of Childhood. June 29, 2012 6:59 am Jody

I am old school…where playing “Freeze Tag” and “Red Light, Green Light” was a nightly event in the summertime with the neighborhood children, of which I was one.

  • Adults exist only in the minds of little children. by bowser 2012-06-29 19:29:48
    • Wow...I like that. by Jody 2012-06-30 05:48:40
    • Kiddie culture. by ER 2012-06-29 13:53:08
      • I am jointly raising my granddaughter with her Momma. At times...very precariously defining my stance through action. My daughter does ... by Jody 2012-06-29 14:13:37
      • Childhood's End by ER 2012-06-29 07:45:26
        • :) Very nice ER! Have you seen the movie Pleasantville? As a result of your post, and looking up a few ... by Jody 2012-06-29 08:17:38
          • I'm not familiar with the book or the movie. by ER 2012-06-29 09:07:41
            • They didn't have the book, so I picked up the Fear of Falling..The Inner Life of the middle class...by Barbara ... by Jody 2012-06-29 13:01:21
              • I read Fear of Falling in the when it first came out. by ER 2012-06-29 13:23:19
                • I never realized there was a fear of being affluent. The *consume consume consume* of being affluent. But speaking ... by Jody 2012-06-29 21:28:58
                  • Money is good. by ER 2012-06-30 06:33:03

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