Cheers to your cul de sac. We have some young relatives coming soon for a visit who don’t know what outside is. They aren’t allowed to play outside and don’t know how to ride bikes. Silly me was going to air up the bike tires and let them ride all over the neighborhood just like when I did and like our kids did. I’m guessing baiting a hook and hiking are both out of the question, too.
Not to mention playing Smear the Qu**r... So glad I was raised when I was! I was fortunate not to just grow up.
That’s too bad. Sounds like you need to kidnap them from their parents for a few days and teach them what real kids do.
We have a neat neighborhood. Only 14 houses. People in two houses don’t participate in anything and their kids all stay inside. Most of the kids are homeschooled, monthly pot luck in the street complete with cooking contests, trophies to the winner, dads play baseball,basketball, kick the can and cowboys and indians with the kids. I’m the only grannie on the block but have a grandson who loves to play over here since they live on a busy street. It’s going to be a disaster though when all of them start driving. Beginning to see some girls come around from nearby neighborhoods and hang with the 12 year old boys. There is always at least one mother out though keeping a watchful eye.