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Hmm I have the opposite reaction, as a parent with a very "not boring" childhood I hope to provide enough stability for my children's complaint to be that we're

Hmm I have the opposite reaction, as a parent with a very "not boring" childhood I hope to provide enough stability for my children's complaint to be that we're boring, while taking the good parts of my childhood and instilling a sense of independence and capability in them. Time will tell if this is successful.

teekert 5y ago
I guess the pendulum swings back and forth. I had a stable but not boring childhood. I think the main positive source was the small Forrest I grew up next to, an endless source of entertainment and adventure. My kids don’t have this, but our garden is pretty big. I hope they aren’t bored by it. I dream of moving to a place in or near a Forrest with a small lake preferably.
- rubicon33 5y ago
  I grew up in a safe neighborhood with a ton of twisting bike trails that weave through the various villages, but, are "behind" them in natural landscape so you always felt like you were in another world. As a kid, these trails were the source of so much happiness and joy. I could hop on my bike, and go explore. Miles and miles of trails. As I grew up, I would venture further and further on the trails. There are a couple points where the trails exit the safe neighborhood area, and connect up to the more general biking trails ... those were always such fascinating boundaries for me as a child. I'll never forget the thrill of crossing over into that forbidden land on my little 1 speed bike. I was probably 8. I don't plan to have kids but if I did, I would really want to ensure that they had a source of mystery and adventure which was their own. A sense of independence and freedom to explore.
- atatatat 5y ago
  Making sure kids have a small amount of unstructured time to forge forward themselves through....whatever obstacles...can possibly set them up for some fortitude later.

teekert 5y ago

I guess the pendulum swings back and forth. I had a stable but not boring childhood. I think the main positive source was the small Forrest I grew up next to, an endless source of entertainment and adventure. My kids don’t have this, but our garden is pretty big. I hope they aren’t bored by it. I dream of moving to a place in or near a Forrest with a small lake preferably.

rubicon33 5y ago
I grew up in a safe neighborhood with a ton of twisting bike trails that weave through the various villages, but, are "behind" them in natural landscape so you always felt like you were in another world. As a kid, these trails were the source of so much happiness and joy. I could hop on my bike, and go explore. Miles and miles of trails. As I grew up, I would venture further and further on the trails. There are a couple points where the trails exit the safe neighborhood area, and connect up to the more general biking trails ... those were always such fascinating boundaries for me as a child. I'll never forget the thrill of crossing over into that forbidden land on my little 1 speed bike. I was probably 8. I don't plan to have kids but if I did, I would really want to ensure that they had a source of mystery and adventure which was their own. A sense of independence and freedom to explore.
atatatat 5y ago
Making sure kids have a small amount of unstructured time to forge forward themselves through....whatever obstacles...can possibly set them up for some fortitude later.