tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post5523918877604346557..comments2023-12-21T18:43:25.430+00:00Comments on Finding Simplicity: Children and DarknessSharon Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09050104785278502068noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-37520466875842137432009-01-09T13:52:00.000+00:002009-01-09T13:52:00.000+00:00@ L-Jay. I think you're probably right about paren...@ L-Jay. I think you're probably right about parents not wanting to keep an eye on their kids although I have to say that during summer there are plenty of parents sitting outside the fronts of their houses around here, watching their kids. I guess they find it too cold in winter and that is kind of understandable. I can't see that they'd necessarily need to be outside with them the whole time ifSharon Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050104785278502068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-11843973180493628792009-01-09T10:09:00.000+00:002009-01-09T10:09:00.000+00:00My children love it when they come home from schoo...My children love it when they come home from school and I tell them to keep their shoes and coats on because it's time to play in the garden. It's a small back yard, but big enough for a game of hide and seek, whether it's light or dark. We've recently installed a playden, which is being customised with a solar powered light and spy holes and there's lots more fun to come. Have you read Toxic Almost Mrs Averagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03566374419318255177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-8855378916362707052009-01-09T09:43:00.000+00:002009-01-09T09:43:00.000+00:00And sadly many of those parents are "too busy" to ...And sadly many of those parents are "too busy" to spend time outside with their children - even just 30 minutes playing football or tag or taking them for an evening walk each day would be good for the whole family! <BR/><BR/>I took my friends little one to the park the other night in the dark - we had a fab time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-60334335531480592322009-01-08T23:25:00.000+00:002009-01-08T23:25:00.000+00:00This is an interesting discussion. In Australia, ...This is an interesting discussion. In Australia, when I was young, kids were always outside playing in the yard and cricket in the street - but it seems that was because our parents didn't want us inside the house and didn't feel scared that something might happen to us when playing out.<BR/><BR/>Nowadays, parents are too scared to let their children play outside without supervision and a lot ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-44651571421413002382009-01-08T14:36:00.000+00:002009-01-08T14:36:00.000+00:00Yes, I definitely feel less reliant on 'stuff' to ...Yes, I definitely feel less reliant on 'stuff' to make me happy nowadays and have really started to rediscover the little pleasures in life and just how much they mean. <BR/><BR/>A winter picnic in the park sounds lovely. We used to go to the forest at weekends, build a bonfire in the snow and cook sausages over it. Lovely memories :)<BR/><BR/>It'll be a while before I have a lightshade to show Sharon Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050104785278502068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-64729023636367678782009-01-08T14:24:00.000+00:002009-01-08T14:24:00.000+00:00Hi Sharon Just catching up with your posts...Hi Sharon<BR/> Just catching up with your posts!, I see you tidies your wardrobe too. Its a liberating experience. The more I declutter & simplify, I find I feel less reliant on material possesions.Do you find that?. I used to buy clothes because I was unhappy ,but I think I thought it made me happy and of course it doesnt. Now I would rather be sensible.<BR/> Yes I agree childrenNo one is you ...& that's your power https://www.blogger.com/profile/00132573188639516605noreply@blogger.com