tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post1244467149694433801..comments2024-03-28T05:22:09.542-07:00Comments on Record of a Baffled Spirit: A Free Range ChildhoodMike Keytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-31504041339002263132015-06-06T06:22:15.369-07:002015-06-06T06:22:15.369-07:00Jeanne, sorry, no. I'm in none of these things...Jeanne, sorry, no. I'm in none of these things. And no, in our 'gang' girls were as wild as the boys. Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-36067399936385983722015-05-30T15:35:22.103-07:002015-05-30T15:35:22.103-07:00I love the photos! Are you in some of them, Mike? ...I love the photos! Are you in some of them, Mike? I see mostly boys--were the girls expected to be not-so-free-range? We lived on the edge of a forest, but we did have neighbors, so we played in our yard, the neighbors' yards and in the forest.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242705000172622026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-51436543168607964372015-05-21T12:41:46.942-07:002015-05-21T12:41:46.942-07:00Sorry for the late reply, Maria. There have been a...Sorry for the late reply, Maria. There have been a few complications recently. But to your point, it was great when the whole world was an adventure playground instead of the colourful but sanitised and safer playgrounds we provide now. Safety is good. It also limits.Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-18146376170809499522015-05-17T18:20:02.290-07:002015-05-17T18:20:02.290-07:00Those photos remind me of the show, Call the Midwi...Those photos remind me of the show, Call the Midwife.<br /><br />I remember playing in bulldozed building rubble and in the courtyards of strangers' homes. As an adult I'd probably have kittens if any kid decided to use my property as their playground, so quick to forget I did the same at their age.<br /><br />It's a conundrum, one I'm glad I don't have to solve. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com