tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post5066265054943693877..comments2023-10-28T19:12:11.488+11:00Comments on RINKLY RIMES: Adventure!Rinkly Rimeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07890344869337115307noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-44028174396039581022010-11-08T17:58:33.930+11:002010-11-08T17:58:33.930+11:00It is utterly different before and now. Freedom to...It is utterly different before and now. Freedom to choose and to do was entirely up to us before unlike now. Your posting brought back the wonderful memories of the past. Great!kaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-76685346079798813842010-11-07T23:35:17.953+11:002010-11-07T23:35:17.953+11:00I loved this. It brought me back to things my mom...I loved this. It brought me back to things my mom used to say to me. She told me that if all these things about kids were in affect when she was raising us, she would have been arrested..lol<br /><br />We were a bunch of rowdy kids who took our knocks from each other. Good thing are one little bruise went unnoticed or my parents might have been in jail.<br /><br />Really enjoyed reading your site..<br /><br />WysteriaWysteriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249516708737350017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-59928857871476816552010-11-07T13:43:27.577+11:002010-11-07T13:43:27.577+11:00Love the humorous way you were able to touch on so...Love the humorous way you were able to touch on so many 'hot topics' and the differences we face today as opposed to back when.<br /><br />Great write.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655163868990155242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-54383804827416859872010-11-07T11:21:38.342+11:002010-11-07T11:21:38.342+11:00Bravo!This is really very true life was not filled...Bravo!This is really very true life was not filled with liabilities and laying blame we accepted our faults as our own. This is such an awesome read I loved it!Amanda Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631827449933791507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-45684297759603056892010-11-07T10:07:46.636+11:002010-11-07T10:07:46.636+11:00In our day we never called lawyers, our parents al...In our day we never called lawyers, our parents always sided with the school. But I do agree our children had someone to blame - their parents - and not all were treated fairly.Diane Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886778060199433214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-74145514581342653902010-11-07T09:33:02.004+11:002010-11-07T09:33:02.004+11:00This should be required reading for all new parent...This should be required reading for all new parents - and the Health & Safety brigade, come to think of it.<br /><br />I really enjoyed it, but it made me feel rather sad. I remember boys in our street trying out their go-karts and all the neighbours (parents included) coming out to watch. I can't imagine that happening now.Tilly Budhttp://thelaughinghousewife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-65210481573667082302010-11-07T08:13:30.745+11:002010-11-07T08:13:30.745+11:00How did we survive, my friends, in those days of l...How did we survive, my friends, in those days of long ago,<br />When the world was an enormous place but the pace of life was slow? - Love this! Well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-88186307119794703962010-11-07T06:47:54.979+11:002010-11-07T06:47:54.979+11:00You have hit the nail on the head. :)
Whoops, be ...You have hit the nail on the head. :)<br /><br />Whoops, be careful with that hammer<br /><br />I hope you wore eye protection and had proper supervision!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-66855534587379517472010-11-07T06:13:59.693+11:002010-11-07T06:13:59.693+11:00Common sense seems to have to skip a generation be...Common sense seems to have to skip a generation before reasserting itself once again. We just happen to be one of the in-betweens. One can hope,<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttp://intuitivepaths.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-85376180882031433842010-11-07T01:20:27.201+11:002010-11-07T01:20:27.201+11:00Well, it seems we live in a different world today ...Well, it seems we live in a different world today than the world of 'back then.' (As children we used to go off for the day with a lunch to explore our own 'Sherwood Forest,' and parents never worried what dangers might lurk there. I do think things are less safe today. Sad for today's children, but they know no other way. (But then again they and parents are going off to Disneyland when parents & I had weekends 'up north.' Maybe it all equals out.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-77815604416773088762010-11-06T19:18:53.075+11:002010-11-06T19:18:53.075+11:00Good rhythm and rhyme, but the main attribute of y...Good rhythm and rhyme, but the main attribute of your poem is its good sense!<br /><br />Those were the days (my childhood, too). Maybe too much freedom then - but it didn't do me any harm. And now the pendulum has swung too much the other way. It explains the popularity of extreme sports - my kids are mountaineers, and have tried most of the adventurous stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-65234566376324659222010-11-06T18:37:59.990+11:002010-11-06T18:37:59.990+11:00Absolutely fantastic Very well written and I couln...Absolutely fantastic Very well written and I couln't agree more. We had such freedom when we were young <br />Making huts in trees and undergrounds<br />etc and nothing ever happened. The children today are over protected and it doesn't do tem any good.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-23233959027649543592009-04-28T22:08:00.000+10:002009-04-28T22:08:00.000+10:00The stones of yester years became smooth pebbles w...The stones of yester years became smooth pebbles with the life's water running on them and shaping them.<br /><br />Its sad that we are rough stones these days..!!!<br /><br />So rightly said...<br /><br /><EM>Children are cosseted these days and isn't that a shame.</EM>Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469394323819969371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-59277977258683678652009-04-20T06:43:00.000+10:002009-04-20T06:43:00.000+10:00Brenda,
Brilliant! I love the direction you too...Brenda, <br /><br />Brilliant! I love the direction you took with this painting! Your poem describes exactly the phenomenon my husband and I discuss with one another from time to time, (yet you do so much more articulately). We describe our baby-boomer parenting as "Me-so-pretty," or "Me-so-special"! (Have we as a generation created little monsters that expect everyone to cater to them like mommy and daddy did?!) <br /><br />I have read a few other poems you have written; you have quite a gift. Your humor and candor are refreshing!<br /><br />Thank you so much for your contributions to us poetry-lovers,<br /><br />AngieAngie Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943939813284113376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-46475820404088326602009-04-20T01:19:00.000+10:002009-04-20T01:19:00.000+10:00Love the twists you provide. Such a great sense of...Love the twists you provide. Such a great sense of humor!<br /><br />Linda<br /><br /><A HREF="http://simplysnickers.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">SIMPLY SNICKERS – weekly poetry prompts</A>LA Nickershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14891624164014505323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-8568028393027430072009-04-19T07:13:00.000+10:002009-04-19T07:13:00.000+10:00The powers that be try to legislate to ban risk fr...The powers that be try to legislate to ban risk from life - they've turned the world into a 'let's sue somebody - blame them for our own stupidity'. No wonder the world is up the creek without a paddle! Bring back the good old days, what?Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-47571646905730379232009-04-19T01:59:00.000+10:002009-04-19T01:59:00.000+10:00I was five years old when that painting was made a...I was five years old when that painting was made and life was much simpler. No worry about locking doors, predators (although they were there), drugs and other things that plague parents today. <br /><br />But, to be honest, I wouldn't go back to that time. There were hardships that we don't even think about today such as polio, doind laundry in a wringer washer, etc.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-48758961104155302912009-04-19T00:35:00.000+10:002009-04-19T00:35:00.000+10:00You've managed to poeticize things I wonder about ...You've managed to poeticize things I wonder about alot. <br /><br />And are we, the parents, to blame?California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-77574714262495303172009-04-18T22:54:00.000+10:002009-04-18T22:54:00.000+10:00Sobering commentary! I agree that things were so ...Sobering commentary! I agree that things were so much simpler, in some ways better, but not all ways. I love that painting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989947946488835186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7976656567250803879.post-29387217135952270182009-04-18T19:55:00.000+10:002009-04-18T19:55:00.000+10:00you're very good at this!
yes, things have change...you're very good at this!<br /><br />yes, things have changed so much<br />and in many ways, have truly ended up somewhere strange and rather stupid!lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.com