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Originally Posted by Dusty
Our freedoms are eroding faster and faster. This "level playing field" bullshit is rotting our collective core.
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I believe you can chalk some of the problem to homes were the home is devoid of a father i.e. a masculine influence.
For example I will use my son and myself.
If I hadn't had a Dad that was into fishing, hunting, guns and knives...Mom would have never let me close to a gun and I probably wouldn't have been carrying a pocket knife. My son wouldn't have been allowed to have either had I not been around. And just like me and all my cousins he cut himself with his first pocket knife within the first week....he hasn't done it since. I've taught him firearm safety just like my dad taught me.
Mention firearms and killing game around my hood in public and there's a good chance you'll get some odd looks.....were are Hamburgers made? McDonalds of course. Eggs come from Hen House.
The one thing I am not allowed to do (to keep in good graces with the School Gods) is to encourage my son or his sister to kick the shit out of anyone that hits them.....they are just supposed to put up with and tell the teacher....and that is acceptable to my kids peers and most parents. You might even get in trouble by even mentioning the possibility of hitting back.
Whereas, my buddies would have called me a pussy for tattling to the teacher, and it wouldn't have sit well with my Dad either....Mom would have said I did the right thing. Dad would have said, You need to stand up for yourself son, you can't rely on others to do it for you.
These days if kids were having a dirt clod fight someone would dial 911.
Despite having a clotting time of 30 minutes plus, Dad encourage me to be a boy, learn the lessons associated with the experiences. Mom generally conceded and prayed it all went well.....She could have turned me into a Mommas Boy if Dad hadn't been around.
Another facet is getting sweaty and dirty....
Everyone in my family worked and got their hands filthy. Dirt, Grime and sweat is what payed the bills and did you proud. You walked in the house with your shoes on or through the back door if you were muddy. Playing in the mud and rain, stamping puddles were all encouraged by both my parents.
Now days, there is an increasing aversion to dirt...most people stay indoors when it rains....most folks seem to want to stay clean, dry and seemingly safe from something.....and if you don't use some antibacterial soap before every meal and after every time you touch something, then you're the odd person out.
And now when it sprinkles it time to come in and play inside......rain never stopped us from playing outside, in fact it made it more fun!