…So we’ve each of us heard our parents talk about the good old days and what they used to do back then which we can’t do anymore because times have changed.
What do you miss about your childhood that you wish your kids/nieces/nephews could experience or know? Feel free to provide examples from your parents’ or grandparents’ times as well.
Me: We were free to go to the neighbour’s or friends’ home and be out until dusk without any worries about our safety. Nowadays, parents won’t even let their children cross the street by themselves :hinna:
The unstructured fun we had - our parents never bothered about play dates or enrolling us in summer camps. We just played with the neighbours' kids whenever we liked, inventing our own games.
When birthdays were all about all a big cake full of candles, (whether you're a girl or boy) balloons, birthday hats and playing musical chairs. Spontaneous, innocent fun.
I wish my kids can experience combine family living the way we did.
When I was kid, my father was the head of household with my chacha (married) and couple of phoppis (both single) living in same house. It was so much fun specially on dinners and on weekends. Still remember that big old dinner table and bed-time stories which my phoppo and chachi used to tell us. That taleem-0-tarbiyat was priceless. Everyone (except one phoppo) used to work liken sub dinner per zaroor ghar main hotey theey. Similarly Eid and bakra-eids were fun too.
^ This, definately! I remember my parents didn’t let us out that much but we literally had the whole neighbourhood gather at our home and we use to play cricket on weekends. Those were fun days and nowadays i don’t see any such interaction between neighbours and that is very sad :nono:. I also remember how we were always there for our neighbours in good and bad times and they were always there for us but nowadays we don’t even know if the next door neighbour is doing fine or not. That sucks!
I would also like my kids to value our people, our culture, our heritage. I see parents don’t encourage or even like their kids to interacting with the house helpers or basically anybody lower their level. I just recently experienced something which made me really proud of how my bro has brought up my nephews, i took them for a walk and and i saw the kids; 6 & 7 years old, rushed to security guard to shake his hand and say salam before they proceeded with the walk. I thought that was very sweet and the guard was so touched and gave them so many duas :). I wish to be able to instil these values in my kids and to let them experience and interact with everyone and to take something positive from them.
My childhood was all about the joys of pixelated games (Atari, anyone?), 10p icepoles and using a pencil to wind cassette tapes back in before they listen to them.
I guess I want the next generation to enjoy the fun of going out to the park/playing rounders in the streets rather than watching tv all day or being glued to a computer.
Its not kids but the parents who are so worried so dont let the kids go out by themselves. I am one of those parents. Even when my daughters are playing on street, I am continuously looking out for them from window. They are not allowed to move away where I cant see them. I feel bad for them but we live in crazy days now
Its not kids but the parents who are so worried so dont let the kids go out by themselves. I am one of those parents. Even when my daughters are playing on street, I am continuously looking out for them from window. They are not allowed to move away where I cant see them. I feel bad for them but we live in crazy days now
yeah but it's all the scary news you hear everyday about pedos and stuff...besides that more roads and less parks and open spaces (even now in countryside) is another problem. Such a brave new world!
I'm seriously thinking of moving to a better place, UK/US aren't the best places to raise your kids or may be I've read too much of Enid Blyton which has raised my expectations too high.
yeah but it's all the scary news you hear everyday about pedos and stuff...besides that more roads and less parks and open spaces (even now in countryside) is another problem. Such a brave new world!
That AND less interaction with neighbors are the main causes.
When we were kids, people rarely used to move. I havent seen any of the neighbor move from our street during my childhood. Sub loog janey pehchaney hotey theey. Nowadays, people flip homes like crazy. U never know who is your new neighbor and how long will he stay.
I am going to break something interesting. I grew up Saudia Arabia, we use to hear azaan from dawn to dusk and things like that. Not that i would ever want to move to Saudia..but i would love for my kids to be able to experience that. Don't know if it is possible but just a thought.
