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Just a little Rant.

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GillyMo Mon 13-Apr-26 11:22:09

I remember that my play would involve an imagination, eg., an upended box would be my castle which I'd stand on and wave my plastic sword. When I tired of that, the box would be turned into a room for my dolls. I'd decorate the room with bits of cloth for makeshift curtains and stick pictures of outside scenes I'd cut out of magazines to the walls of the box to make windows.

I get the feeling that the screen now does all that for children?

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Luckygirl3 Mon 13-Apr-26 11:18:57

My GC are actually pretty active outside of screens. They belong to Scouts, learn musical instruments play in bands with lots of gigs, go on hill walks, do art, go to town with their friends.

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Wazzam Mon 13-Apr-26 11:05:58

Just a little Rant.
I am now in the Twilight years of my life and am sitting here reflecting on my life, but I do get very worried about the future that this Country of ours holds for my Children and Grandchildren. I honestly do not think we can call ourselves 'Great' Britain anymore. I know that today, people will call it 'progress' but in the 60's/70's/early 80's when I was raised we never had Social Media and you never heard of so much crime as there is now especially amoung the younger Generation. In the 60's, on School Holidays, l left our House to play out with my mates and apart from popping home for Lunch and Dinner and when my Mum or Dad used to call us home for bed I was hardly ever at Home. I used to be in the Church Choir, played Conkers/ Marbles, made slides with snowball fights in the winter, had Great Neighbours, climbed trees, made 'Dens' and generally found things to do. Not like the current Generation of pre/early teens who enjoy staying at Home bored or outside being anti-social (but appreciate not everyone is like that).
Anyone else have recollections of how things have changed

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