hmmmm
I remember most of those things....I did play vid games when i could, i wasn't the most active kid, etc..
but i do remember not worrying about suing or getting hurt or being kidnapped or whatever. I didn't eat at strangers houses, personal preference, I did get spanked if i deserved it, nobody questioned it, nobody screamed child abuse, most people just got over it and got on wtih their lives....
no prayer in schools, we did have bible study for a semester in 5th grade before a LOT of parents (i'm in a southern baptist area, 315 protestant based churches for a population of 35,000 at the time) complained..I mean, a LOT of parents. apparently, most people felt church was a better place than school to learn that....go figure...sorry that sounds more jaded than i really intend, but a lot of people were offended that the school would take time out of the schoolday to teach somethign that was supposed to be separate...but i digress...
I never broke a bone, but i've been lucky...very...very...lucky in that regard...Seriously lucky....
I do miss the days w/out cell phones. i don't carry one for the very reason that if i am away from a phone, generally, i want to be away from anyone who can contact me on the phone.....I miss the days before bottled water....seriously, how hard is it for the most prosperous nation on earth to have clean water???? E coli? isn't that something you heard about in biology class that may or may not have been on a test....
I miss the days where you could walk across campus and talk to a stranger bc you were both walking the same direction, now everyone is on a phone talkig about plans for tonight while missing out on something that may happen for the weekend
I also miss not having to wait for an hour to get seated in a restaurant....