The Twelve Trials Of Childhood

[maggiebee]

Twelve bloody kneecaps

Eleven twisted ankles

Ten boys a leaping

Nine girls a  screaming

Eight braids unravelling

Seven shoes are missing

Six kids were crying

Five broken bones

Four calling mum

Three bullies

Two huddled down

And the last kid just peed in his pants

[10ClarionSt]

....but apart from that it was ok!

[ynnafymmi]

That was true for about thirty years ago maggie.Now they are to busy on their x-boxes and internet connections.Youngsters climbing trees nowadays?..come on.

[DDIL]

We spent yesterday hearing the giggles of next doors kids playing in the sun and kicking a football against their parents wall.

Luckily they are not close enough to cause too much of an annoyance but close enough to keep an eye on the place when we are not here.