Lockdown Blues

[glatt]

In the late afternoon, I go out for a walk in the neighborhood. The neighborhood streets are teeming with kids riding their bikes, playing with sidewalk chalk, adults walking and jogging around, dog walkers, etc.

Normally, kids are completely scheduled. They have virtually no free time. The go from school, to afters-chool activities or sports and then have homework. You rarely see kids outside in the neighborhood. It is very heartwarming to see so many kids playing outside and riding their bikes. It's like a throwback to what I remember from my childhood.

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Originally Posted by glatt

In the late afternoon, I go out for a walk in the neighborhood. The neighborhood streets are teeming with kids riding their bikes, playing with sidewalk chalk, adults walking and jogging around, dog walkers, etc.

Normally, kids are completely scheduled. They have virtually no free time. The go from school, to afters-chool activities or sports and then have homework.

We saw the beginnings of this trend in the 1980's and it was fully going in the 90's. Increasing numbers of these podgy little kids everywhere living on McNuggets and video games -- and kept indoors.

We took a wrong turn there. Better if childhood were looser. And energetic.