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pepper24 · 05-30-2012, 01:30 PM

I remember in grade 1 walking alone to catch the school bus no matter the weather. Now when I drive past a bus stop you see kids that are pushing 10 years old with parents waiting for them to catch the bus. If it's below zero there's a line of up idling cars that rival a Tim Horton's drive-thru. Don't want little Skylar getting frost bite. I have fond memories of snow balls fights or pulling girls hair while waiting for the bus. Now you'd probably get expelled for any of those harmless antics from a taddling parent.

The irony is that most of these parents who are walking/driving their kids to bus stop walked alone when they were kids.

05-30-2012, 01:30 PM	#26
pepper24 Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	I remember in grade 1 walking alone to catch the school bus no matter the weather. Now when I drive past a bus stop you see kids that are pushing 10 years old with parents waiting for them to catch the bus. If it's below zero there's a line of up idling cars that rival a Tim Horton's drive-thru. Don't want little Skylar getting frost bite. I have fond memories of snow balls fights or pulling girls hair while waiting for the bus. Now you'd probably get expelled for any of those harmless antics from a taddling parent. The irony is that most of these parents who are walking/driving their kids to bus stop walked alone when they were kids.