Anonymous wrote:I mean, in addition to the accurate "they mostly worked," or "they played with their 7 brothers and sisters," they weren't used to parents entertaining them or being entertained by a screen, so... they came up with their own entertainment. This was their expectation, so they acted accordingly.
It's not like people were (mostly) complaining of boredom all day every day before the invention of TV and computers.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I used to spend hours searching for and finding four leaf clovers. I watched ants. I listened to birds. I skipped rocks on the creek. I looked under rocks and logs for salamanders. I climbed high up in trees and read books.
We spent many hours in Bowie looking for and finding four leaf cloves. We trapped tadpoles in the creek and watch them grow into frogs.
Anonymous wrote:I used to spend hours searching for and finding four leaf clovers. I watched ants. I listened to birds. I skipped rocks on the creek. I looked under rocks and logs for salamanders. I climbed high up in trees and read books.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Easy, when kids complained they were bored the parent would give them something to do. Usually it wasn't fun. Kid learned not complain about being bored and thought of things to do.
THIS!! LOL parenting back then !
Anonymous wrote:Easy, when kids complained they were bored the parent would give them something to do. Usually it wasn't fun. Kid learned not complain about being bored and thought of things to do.