Posted by JML755 on December 18, 2012 at 11:12:49 from (97.78.165.185):
In Reply to: need more poofing. posted by Dick on December 18, 2012 at 09:52:11:
I agree that today's kids seem hooked on violent video games, but as a kid in the 50's we played war with wooden rifles, cowboys and indians with same rifles, cap guns and bow and arrows with rubber tips so I don't think you can put all the blame on "violent" games. We also played baseball (sometimes in the street) , rode our bikes, made forts out of old pallets and carpet remnants and did countless other things to occupy ourselves, especially in summer. Our parents hugged us when we needed/wanted it, spanked us when we deserved it.
What I think is missing today is that daily interaction with family. My parents knew where I was all the time and would question me like the FBI if they thought something was amiss. If I got a spanking in school from the nuns (yes they used to do that), I was more worried about the spanking I'd get from my dad when I got home.
Looking back there were some kids who were prone to trouble and by and large their parents were not nearly involved in their lives as mine were. That same thing continues today but even good parents can spawn a bad apple. There's no clear-cut answer.
The big difference is the lightning speed at which news travels today. Few people know (or recall) a bombing here in Michigan in 1927 where a farmer blew up a schoolhouse and killed 38 kids. So evil is evil and this will continue to happen as long as time goes on. Don't think we can legislate our way out of it.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Usin Your Implements: Bucket Loader - by Curtis Von Fange. Introduction: Dad was raised during the depression years of the thirties. As a kid he worked part time on a farm in Kansas doing many of the manual chores. Some of the more successful farmers of that day had a new time saving device called a tractor. It increased the farm productivity and, in general, made life easier because more work could be done with this 'mechanical beast'. My dad dreamed that some day he would have his own tractor with every implement he could get. When he rea
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
2022 John Deere 5045E, 4wd, front end loader and 3rd function with grapple. 120 hrs, 55k new, must sell
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
