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Posted by m0rpheu5111 on March 16, 2008 at 1:36:43 am EDT
In reply to Re: People prefer videogames to the outdoors posted by MTB416 on March 15, 2008 at 9:12:43 pm EDT

I agree with the people who want kids to be less sheltered and in the wild more. Wild can be a relative term but one thing is for sure, we ARE getting softer. I am 20 and have grown up in the technology age. Well, most people my age are pathetically soft. For instance, I went camping (in Indiana) in February and my friends said I was crazy and thought it was a serious risk. Wow, that is sad how scared and soft people are.

Personally, I am going to college for outdoor education and plan on either being a guide out west or working with the bureau of land management. I plan on not even having video games or a tv in my house. I cannot stand being inside, I feel so couped up and sheltered when inside. I can feel the presence of god (sorry for the religious thought); I also feel closer with myself, this constantly changing world and I also feel like I can see the bigger picture when I am outdoors.

I am an Eagle Scout, and Scout Leader with the Boy Scouts of America and from the time when i was a young kid to now (about 8 years) I can definately agree with the thought kids are more sheltered. In my troop in NY, we camped near copperheads and there was a porcupine at one of our latrines. We saw it as an opportunity to be in and closer to nature. Nowadays with my current troop, the boys are afraid of spiders, I mean thats a bit ridiculuous. (some may genuinely have arachnaphobia, but not all of them). We even have had some boys lose interest and drop out because they didnt get to stay home and play video games enough and they couldnt concentrate long enough to complete boy scout rank requirements.

Sorry for the long post but i am fed up with seeing kids get softer and softer

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