The real possibility of being caught in the middle of an Antifa "Mostly Peaceful" Riot and Arson Conflagration.
Wouldn’t it be nice to take the family flying car out for a Sunday drive?
Certainly Disney is not a destination any more.
Remember those good old days in USA towns when churches (and people) didn’t need to lock their doors at night?
Going out for family fun meant I had to hang out with my sisters.
Adults, who have to plan the fun, are fully engaged in other activities. My low-end renters are consumed with work, playing with social media and worry about complicated finances that were never an issue in the fifties. Dinner is something from the microwave that each person takes to his corner and eats while glued to his social media or a TV. The kids are not as engaged with the family as we were and that seems universal. I’ve seen studies that correlate low birth rates with the number of social media consumed. If you don’t get used to dealing with people face to face, then it’s less likely you’ll experience the “connection” necessary to have children.
Remember getting the grass cut in the summer so my father would not have to do it so we could go the Laurel Mountain State Park and go swimming.
Also remember when all the kids in the neighborhood would get together and play softball or go to the elementary school and ride our bikes till dusk.
My friends and I built forts out of pieces of scrap wood and nails taken from houses being built nearby. We built one that could be moved onto its side as a kind of alternate floor plan. Another one was built on the neighbor’s property across the street and we kicked out the kid who lived there. He told his dad about it and within a week he told us that if we didn’t tear it down, he would. So we just left it there and moved on to yet another location!
I remember those days and people did not appreciate stay at home moms because they were everywhere and treated like like they weren't important. All accolades where on the breadwinner. Women were openly discriminated against at universities and employment. There was a reason something as destructive as the feminist movement had such immediate influence.
Life’s what you make it. I’ve been to the grandkids soccer games, lacrosse games and HS football games to see the granddaughter in band. We do family BBQs and get together every big holiday even hunting with the grandson and son in law including car shows, fishing etc.
The kids and grandkids want to come here and do cook out every once in awhile.
Nothing that expensive. We live in a very conservative rural America where life is good. Like I said, life is what you make it.
Things sure are different. I grew up in the 1980’s when the economy was riding high and people were snorting cocaine off of very expensive hookers. Now, people are having trouble paying their inflated this and that. Also let’s factor in the millions upon millions of illegals that drive up the price of everything, and then there is the crime that comes from them so it’s not as safe to go out to a mall these days if your malll is even open.
When I was growing up, we would go to the lake and swim and picnic all day long. You can still do that, but nobody wants to swim in most lake water anymore, with all the warnings to keep it out of your ears, nose, mouth and eyes.
We would also take trips into the mountains and stop along the way in the park areas and have a picnic. Still a favorite for our families today.
We would also take trips to go fishing along streams and creeks. Our families still do that too. Although we all have to purchase fishing licenses.
We used to go to the movies together, but new good movies are nearly non-existent now.
Two of my sons played sports and, because they were both very talented, it was very expensive with all the traveling, fees, equipment, time, etc.
When I was growing up, we would go to the lake and swim and picnic all day long. You can still do that, but nobody wants to swim in most lake water anymore, with all the warnings to keep it out of your ears, nose, mouth and eyes.
We would also take trips into the mountains and stop along the way in the park areas and have a picnic. Still a favorite for our families today.
We would also take trips to go fishing along streams and creeks. Our families still do that too. Although we all have to purchase fishing licenses.
We used to go to the movies together, but new good movies are nearly non-existent now.
Two of my sons played sports and, because they were both very talented, it was very expensive with all the traveling, fees, equipment, time, etc.
When I was growing up, we would go to the lake and swim and picnic all day long. You can still do that, but nobody wants to swim in most lake water anymore, with all the warnings to keep it out of your ears, nose, mouth and eyes.
We would also take trips into the mountains and stop along the way in the park areas and have a picnic. Still a favorite for our families today.
We would also take trips to go fishing along streams and creeks. Our families still do that too. Although we all have to purchase fishing licenses.
We used to go to the movies together, but new good movies are nearly non-existent now.
Two of my sons played sports and, because they were both very talented, it was very expensive with all the traveling, fees, equipment, time, etc.
We used to play cowboys and Indians…but that is now cultural approbation.
We used to play Army, but now guns are violent…even the pieces of wood we used to use.
Political correctness, woke standards and the NEA/AFT have brainwashed at least two if not three generations of youth to be either ashamed of themselves or perpetual victims.
Screens. Ticket prices. Scheduling. Organization.
In years past, I would say "what do I want to do?" Go to the park, to enjoy nature. Go to the mall, stroll, window-shop. Go to the library and look over the new-book rack. Go fishing at the local pond on a whim. See what pick-up games was available at the basketball courts. Chance encounters with your neighbors while walking the dog or weeding the garden.
Yes, there were events that required planning. Church services. Bible studies. Concerts. Restaurant meals.
The difference between now and half a century ago was the ratio of planned versus spur-of-the-moment activities. Yes, streaming is not tied to the clock, but it is tied to a transaction that is a significant part of doing the thing.
Here in PA we have caves, amusement parks, picnic grounds, places you can drive ugly vehicles through the mud. Plus a cool railroad museum and some old trains you can ride. Parks with waterfalls and trails. Civil war memorials with reenactors, and colonial villages. Drive-in movies!
All that without ever having to cross into Philadelphia.
Search youtube for great places to see in PA.
I respectfully disagree. For me, this is a serious issue. Kids today in their rooms online reading who knows what or playing games that take reality out of everything. When I was a kid way back in the 50’s and 60’s, my dad would go to a local deli and buy an assortment of cold cuts, rolls, pickles and different relishes, sodas and of course a 6 pack of Rheingold. We would take “trips to nowhere”, places he had heard about but had never been to. We would stop somewhere, spread a blanket and have our deli feast. The only issue would be my dad’s limburger. He said it was some very good limburger, which made the smell worse. But it was soon gone and we were on our way to nowhere. One day we ended up in the Pine Barrens of southern NJ picking blueberries. Another day were were at a rock quarry picking up quartz crystals. Later on we had a boat and had many trips deep sea fishing. We went on vacations to Maine, Minnesota, Florida, Ontario and had great times. My wife and I have done the same with our kids and my daughter and sil do the same. But there are so many who don’t even know what is lost in too many houses. Family time together.
'Strange,' mused the Director, as they turned away, 'strange to think that even in Our Ford's day most games were played without more apparatus than a ball or two and a few sticks and perhaps a bit of netting. Imagine the folly of allowing people to play elaborate games which do nothing whatever to increase consumption. It's madness. Nowadays the Controllers won't approve of any new game unless it can be shown that it requires at least as much apparatus as the most complicated of existing games.'Now take your soma and stop worrying about this.Brave New World, 1932
Does anybody remember laughter?