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Old 09-04-2010, 05:17 PM   #20
Mr.Coffee
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Originally Posted by sclitheroe View Post
There’s two different ideas forming in this thread - one is the “when I was a kid” mentality.

The other one though, the one that interests me, is what happened to MY generation that I see so many people my age raising kids in such an over-protective, paranoid, sissy-state mentality. Maybe that element has always existed, I don’t know...but there’s something absurd and surreal about being told your kid, who rides a tricycle slower than they can run, should have a helmet on, otherwise they will suffer a grievous concussion.
Parents today probably know more about potential danger or head injuries than parents of yesterday.

What's wrong with wearing a helmet?
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