Kids complaining they’re bored?

Love and yes did this and more!!! Hide and seek clean version of cops and robbers, green light red light, frisbee football, baseball in the large field near by. Skating, pogo stick, lemon drop, riding bikes, skateboarding, swimming in a PUBLIC pool. Tree climbing could be done alone or with friends!!! @sassy1

@Mindful we played all the same stuff!

@sassy1 me too! It was like our own little haven! Every house on our court had kids my age so there was always someone to play with. In winter, the snowplow would pile the snow up in one big pile about 10 feet high and that was where we had so much fun

@Jenny1234 fun! We never got that much snow but that does sound awesome

@sassy1 awesome!

@th3r0n That’s an interesting statement. As I think back to being a kid, the most fun we had never cost a dime. Which was good since my parents raised us on very little and struggled to make ends meet. I feel like, when money starts buying happiness, that’s when childhood ends.

@Pinkstarburst I can understand that and tend to agree, but I think the fact that people had personalities and did not stick their face in technology all day is something we can agree on

@Tminus6453 I’m a firm believer that interpretive dance was invented by a 70’s kid having to be the extended tv antenna for their dad.

@Spokeskitties75 go fish 😂

@sassy1 @Spokeskitties75 this sounds like WAR! 🙃😈😁

Next game should be house of cards! 🤣

@JestAJester We had video games in the 80's but they kind of sucked until the late 80's.
Kids did play out a lot more.

@Punches I use to in high school. My buddies and i would go to the park and battle each other with homemade foam swords and such. god i miss that

Isn't it ironic that there are more inventions and technology and hundreds of ways to be "entertained" now, yet boredom seems rampant. Technology has not improved some things and can actually be a detriment in some ways.

@Northwest Or throwing crab apples at cars

@JimboSaturn I did that too. We also threw mud pies at cars

@Punches That is so true. Some years ago, a girl in my work place asked me what I was doing. I stupidly said nothing. Next thing she grabbed a passing floor manager (who I had avoided for about 20 minutes) and said “Torrence hasn’t got anything to do.” If looks could kill she’d be dead.

@BBrendan What in the dingling-dribble slurping hell was her deal? Was she trying to be the kiss-ass of the month by doing that? I wasn't even there but it pisses me off that someone would be so quick to throw someone under the bus.

But yeah, one has to make up some BS really quick when asked what they are doing.

When I am at work and they ask what i am doing I just say, "I am trying to read my favorite forum, thank you!"

@Punches I think she was so dim she didn’t know what she was doing. That and kissing arse. I know she fancied me too but there was no chance after that.

@Barefooter25 we had Atari in the early eighties. I actually did make my kids go outside and play and call for friends and ride bikes. We didn’t get video games for them until they were in jr high and They were only allowed on video games on weekends when they were younger.

@nedkelly That sound will ring in my ears to the grave!

@bijouxbroussard I never had hbo until 2019 lol

@Jenny1234 I remember watching “NightHawks” on it in 1982.

@bijouxbroussard Americans had so many more cable channels than we did. I saw advertisements for hbo and may other channels but we never had them and then when they did come out (I think after the 1990’s if I’m not mistaken), you had to pay for the

@iamonfire696 Haha. I thought I was so sophisticated burning my own CDs then playing them in my car.

@BBrendan OMG same haha

@iamonfire696 Those were the days haha. I think things were more precious then.