Comments on: I Survived – But Just Barely http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/ Wise Choices. Improved Finances. A Better Life. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:09:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LDC http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/comment-page-1/#comment-9966 LDC Thu, 28 May 2009 21:44:56 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=687#comment-9966 But, did you RUN WITH SCISSORS?? But, did you RUN WITH SCISSORS??

]]> By: seattlemom http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/comment-page-1/#comment-9964 seattlemom Thu, 28 May 2009 15:49:54 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=687#comment-9964 *Lawn darts! The big heavy ones that could skewer you if you got in the way. *Riding my horse alone along the rural roads for miles, sometimes racing cars at a mad gallop on the highway shoulder. (and I was a pretty red-headed little girl, too, but nobody stole me OR the horse.) *Fishing by myself - I could have fallen in and got giardia or something (I don't sink, I float - been known to fall asleep on my back in the pool.) *Swimming in the cow pond, pushing aside the floating cow, um, poop to get through to deep water. Never got e. coli or bitten by the cottonmouths that overran the pond before I was born. Running barefoot through fresh cow poop just to feel it squish up through my toes, ditto. (Ewwwww!) *Eating dirt (I had 2 big brothers). *Not washing my hands every 5 minutes. *My mother didn't use disinfecting anything except bleach in the laundry. Didn't get sick much as a kid, though. *Switchings and being slapped for having a smart mouth. I even survived having to cut my own switch without being scarred for life. Nowadays my mother would be -under- the jail! Ah, the good old days. There's something to be said for the freedom to do what you please (within reason) when you're a kid. Nowadays kids seem to have every moment of their lives scheduled out: ball practice, ballet lessons, tutoring, you name it. When do they just get to be kids?? *Lawn darts! The big heavy ones that could skewer you if you got in the way.
*Riding my horse alone along the rural roads for miles, sometimes racing cars at a mad gallop on the highway shoulder. (and I was a pretty red-headed little girl, too, but nobody stole me OR the horse.)
*Fishing by myself – I could have fallen in and got giardia or something (I don’t sink, I float – been known to fall asleep on my back in the pool.)
*Swimming in the cow pond, pushing aside the floating cow, um, poop to get through to deep water. Never got e. coli or bitten by the cottonmouths that overran the pond before I was born. Running barefoot through fresh cow poop just to feel it squish up through my toes, ditto. (Ewwwww!)
*Eating dirt (I had 2 big brothers).
*Not washing my hands every 5 minutes.
*My mother didn’t use disinfecting anything except bleach in the laundry. Didn’t get sick much as a kid, though.
*Switchings and being slapped for having a smart mouth. I even survived having to cut my own switch without being scarred for life. Nowadays my mother would be -under- the jail!
Ah, the good old days. There’s something to be said for the freedom to do what you please (within reason) when you’re a kid. Nowadays kids seem to have every moment of their lives scheduled out: ball practice, ballet lessons, tutoring, you name it. When do they just get to be kids??

]]> By: Michael http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/comment-page-1/#comment-9962 Michael Thu, 28 May 2009 15:12:23 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=687#comment-9962 I like these lists, too. My parents let me stand up in the front seat of their car when I was young, for example. However, we shouldn't discount the numbers of children who died, were kidnapped, fell seriously ill, were maimed, etc., because of many of these things. Some bad things did happen to some people because of this stuff. How many grieving parents wish they had made their kids wear seatbelts and biking helmets, stay away from construction sites, etc.? I like these lists, too. My parents let me stand up in the front seat of their car when I was young, for example. However, we shouldn’t discount the numbers of children who died, were kidnapped, fell seriously ill, were maimed, etc., because of many of these things. Some bad things did happen to some people because of this stuff. How many grieving parents wish they had made their kids wear seatbelts and biking helmets, stay away from construction sites, etc.?

]]> By: Weekly Roundup: The UN-BROKE Edition | Start Living Frugal http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/comment-page-1/#comment-9959 Weekly Roundup: The UN-BROKE Edition | Start Living Frugal Thu, 28 May 2009 11:20:36 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=687#comment-9959 [...] I Survived - But Just Barely.  This post from Ron was an instant classic!  He runs down a diverse list of things he’s “survived” over the years, despite dire predictions from the media.  (@ The Wisdom Journal) [...] [...] I Survived – But Just Barely.  This post from Ron was an instant classic!  He runs down a diverse list of things he’s “survived” over the years, despite dire predictions from the media.  (@ The Wisdom Journal) [...]

]]> By: Slinky http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/comment-page-1/#comment-9956 Slinky Wed, 27 May 2009 22:55:11 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=687#comment-9956 Awesome list! The world today makes you think you can't survive a bicycle ride without a helmet anymore! To add a few to your list: Playing in drain pipes "Exploring" with my brother, older cousin and dog. Getting lost and ending up in the creek under the expressway where we could finally climb back out! Being a latchkey kid with my 1 year older brother since I was in 2nd grade Playing on rail road tracks Ditching the bus and walking home from school along those same tracks (bridges were scary!) Walking in bare feet Awesome list! The world today makes you think you can’t survive a bicycle ride without a helmet anymore!

To add a few to your list:
Playing in drain pipes
“Exploring” with my brother, older cousin and dog. Getting lost and ending up in the creek under the expressway where we could finally climb back out!
Being a latchkey kid with my 1 year older brother since I was in 2nd grade
Playing on rail road tracks
Ditching the bus and walking home from school along those same tracks (bridges were scary!)
Walking in bare feet

]]> By: Nicki at Domestic Cents http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/comment-page-1/#comment-9901 Nicki at Domestic Cents Mon, 18 May 2009 17:57:58 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=687#comment-9901 This is awesome!! Thanks so much for posting it :) This is awesome!! Thanks so much for posting it :)

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/comment-page-1/#comment-9900 Jeremy Mon, 18 May 2009 17:53:33 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=687#comment-9900 Awesome. Awesome.

]]> By: Matt SF http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/comment-page-1/#comment-9891 Matt SF Mon, 18 May 2009 02:00:48 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=687#comment-9891 Great post! I was glad to see you included BB Gun fights... one of my favorite activities as a kid since Laser Tag had a short battery life. Great post! I was glad to see you included BB Gun fights… one of my favorite activities as a kid since Laser Tag had a short battery life.

]]> By: Matt SF http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/comment-page-1/#comment-9890 Matt SF Mon, 18 May 2009 01:52:53 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=687#comment-9890 Great post! I was glad to see you included BB Gun fights... one of my favorite activities as a kid since Laser Tag had a short battery life. A list like this makes me question whether it's ethical for the media to overhype stories the way they do. In a perfect world, mainstream media would be forced to publicly disclose how much money they make from advertising dollars when overhyping a story. Great post! I was glad to see you included BB Gun fights… one of my favorite activities as a kid since Laser Tag had a short battery life.

A list like this makes me question whether it’s ethical for the media to overhype stories the way they do. In a perfect world, mainstream media would be forced to publicly disclose how much money they make from advertising dollars when overhyping a story.

]]> By: Admin http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/i-survived/comment-page-1/#comment-9889 Admin Mon, 18 May 2009 01:45:40 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/?p=687#comment-9889 Have you heard the side effects from those medications? That's some funny stuff. "Sleepwalking and driving with amnesia of the event?" Have you heard the side effects from those medications? That’s some funny stuff. “Sleepwalking and driving with amnesia of the event?”

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