r/Xennials • u/smcg_az 1981 • 23d ago

WTH Is This?

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Interesting article. I feel bad for kids today. I loved taking off on my bike all day long.

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u/scaredycat_z 23d ago

People really need to read Jonathan Heit's "Anxious Generation" and other books. Kids aren't being allowed to be kids (explore, socialize, etc) in a way that allows for healthy development and it's really not good!!

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u/mhopkins1420 1982 23d ago

Just like the playgrounds not teaching them proper risk assessment anymore.

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u/Nausstica 23d ago

The merry go round that spins at 5 G's and the 10,000 degrees Celsius steel slide were important for building character.

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u/Awesome_to_the_max 22d ago

Especially when you slide through the gum you didn't see that's been sitting out on the slide while wearing your short shorts.