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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 451708" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p><em><strong>"My Dad has a 1960 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite. It didn't come with seatbelts." </strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em>OMG, Step! My first ex and I had one of those, only they called it a "Bug-Eye" Sprite! I wish I still had a picture of it! It was kind of an olive green color. Ours not only didn't have seat belts, it didn't have a radio, a heater, or windows that rolled up ... a car for the very young, which we were in those days! We used to drive it to the beach almost every weekend. The windows were little plastic things that came completely out when the top was down. If it started raining when we were driving, we'd park under an overpass, put the windows in, and wrestle with the top to get it up. Very impractical but we had an insane amount of fun in that little car!</p><p></p><p></p><p>As for the other, I think we are now raising a generation of pampered little woosies (however you spell it)! It's not just on the safety issues either. This isn't universal but it soon will be. They learn how to use a calculator, not to do math. Some games don't keep score because the losers willl feel bad so there are no losers, everyone is a "winner". Nothing to strive for, nothing to work hard for, because you're already a "winner" just because you exist. If they don't do the work in school, if they don't even try and do nothing, they will still pass because to be held back will damage their precious self-esteem! If they do something wrong you should never ever raise your voice because it might make them feel bad about themselves and you will have ruined their whole life! Where did this one come from? That little voice inside that makes you feel bad when you have done something you shouldn't have is the beginnings of a <em>conscience</em> ... why would you want to discourage that? And God forbid you should ever give your kid a little swat on the butt, no matter what they have done, because they will then fear and hate you and they are sure to become violent and then turn in to a serial killer and it will all be YOUR fault! Gimme a break! What total horse hockey!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 451708, member: 1883"] [I][B]"My Dad has a 1960 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite. It didn't come with seatbelts." [/B][/I]OMG, Step! My first ex and I had one of those, only they called it a "Bug-Eye" Sprite! I wish I still had a picture of it! It was kind of an olive green color. Ours not only didn't have seat belts, it didn't have a radio, a heater, or windows that rolled up ... a car for the very young, which we were in those days! We used to drive it to the beach almost every weekend. The windows were little plastic things that came completely out when the top was down. If it started raining when we were driving, we'd park under an overpass, put the windows in, and wrestle with the top to get it up. Very impractical but we had an insane amount of fun in that little car! As for the other, I think we are now raising a generation of pampered little woosies (however you spell it)! It's not just on the safety issues either. This isn't universal but it soon will be. They learn how to use a calculator, not to do math. Some games don't keep score because the losers willl feel bad so there are no losers, everyone is a "winner". Nothing to strive for, nothing to work hard for, because you're already a "winner" just because you exist. If they don't do the work in school, if they don't even try and do nothing, they will still pass because to be held back will damage their precious self-esteem! If they do something wrong you should never ever raise your voice because it might make them feel bad about themselves and you will have ruined their whole life! Where did this one come from? That little voice inside that makes you feel bad when you have done something you shouldn't have is the beginnings of a [I]conscience[/I] ... why would you want to discourage that? And God forbid you should ever give your kid a little swat on the butt, no matter what they have done, because they will then fear and hate you and they are sure to become violent and then turn in to a serial killer and it will all be YOUR fault! Gimme a break! What total horse hockey! [/QUOTE]
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