Posted by John Giddy on September 19, 2006 at 22:06:55 from 144.133.64.153 user jgiddy.
In Reply to: Re: Most life-threatening situation posted by RichardG on September 19, 2006 at 15:56:35:
On the other hand, life was more basic in those days, and parents allowed their children a lot more latitude to make their own decisions about activities. IMHO we are too careful these days, and are in danger of producing a generation of "fraidy cats" by too much control. This applies to the whole community, and has resulted in the "nanny state" where anything vaguely dangerous is proscribed.