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Kids are not fat because they are eating too much cr@p, they are fat because they never go outside. When I was a kid all the kids were outside all the time, running, biking, playing games and sports and exploring. I didn’t even grow up in a rurual area, but right in LA and by the time I was 6, I roamed mostly where I wanted. Now I travel extensively, and I always notice parks and such are empty everywhere, all the time. The only time I ever see children are the few that are allowed to walk themselves to/from school. A freind of mine has a 10 and 9 year old, and the only times they are outside is when she personally takes them to the park. I asked her why they can’t go themselves, and she told me it was illegal for kids under 12 to go to the park themselves. (At least she thought it was here, since apparantly it is in CA). That’s why kids are fat

Kids are not fat because they are eating too much cr@p, they are fat because they never go outside.

Absolutely. The various "governmental" bodies have made it so dangerous for parks and reacrations to even offer fun play equipment (for fear of lawsuit) should someone get hurt.

There is no suprise that kids aren't outside, if they are and aren't watched like a hawk, parents will get a ticket. There is no incentive to have the kids out playing again, the fees, fines, and stupidity have bankrupted either the parents or the parks, or sometimes both.

Kids are not fat because they are eating too much cr@p, they are fat because they never go outside. When I was a kid all the kids were outside all the time, running, biking, playing games and sports and exploring. I didn’t even grow up in a rurual area, but right in LA and by the time I was 6, I roamed mostly where I wanted. Now I travel extensively, and I always notice parks and such are empty everywhere, all the time. The only time I ever see children are the few that are allowed to walk themselves to/from school. A freind of mine has a 10 and 9 year old, and the only times they are outside is when she personally takes them to the park. I asked her why they can’t go themselves, and she told me it was illegal for kids under 12 to go to the park themselves. (At least she thought it was here, since apparantly it is in CA). That’s why kids are fat

But even if they make it to a park, there won't be much play equipment due to the threat of trial lawyers filing lawsuits if a kid gets injured.

We ate huge school lunches prepared by lunch ladies who were country mamas. Those were delicious meals! But we didn’t hide out in our rooms texting and playing video games 24/7. We were outside playing and riding bikes all over the county.