What's the one thing that you DID have as a child that your child won't have?

[DuelingFanjo]

Not sure if anyone has done this? In response to the other thread...

I think it's sad my DS won't have the freedom I had, as in we lived in the country and I was out and about exploring a lot of the time. I also had siblings which he won't have and so that meant we were able to travel in a pack and always had companions.

Caravan holidays. DH announced recently that he doesn't like caravans. :(

Disposable income
SAHM
Foreign holidays
House in Central London

Proper beachside living.

On a more serious, I'm very thankful my DS won't grow up with the level of racism that was prevelant when I was a child (grew up in apartheid).

The chance to go out disco dancing and drinking at 14. The chance to learn about the grown up world in a very safe supportive small town environment where the young farmers, older siblings and rugby club lads looked out for us.

A far cry from the proof of age at 25, getting pissed in the park where the drug dealers hang out world of today.

By uni at 18 drinking was boring and night clubs a stupidly expensive place to dance.

I used to have to sit at the table til I cleared my plate

I would play out alllllll day

Measles.

Racism...oh thank goodness there has been so much positive change,
Siblings sadly as my body just doesn't make babies
Holidays yearly (no money)

A fringe

And a toxic family member. I will make sure of it.

Both parents.

Hunger and bowl hair cuts.

a 10p mix up on pocket money day.

Apart from the fact that they're more like 50p, now, for less stuff, sweets are just not a part of their day to day life like they were mine.

A perm (I was child of the 80s)

Fillings.

an etch a sketch

A healthy body.

Constant access to countryside.

Skiing through the woods.

The freedom to run around with friends in the woods and park. Go long cycle runs before tea and know that every adult in the town would look out for you. I grew up in a small town where everybody knew everybody else and looking back it was fantastic. There was no real worry. I moved away a coupe of years ago and although I hated living there as an adult, I miss bumping into people I know and having plenty of parks and countryside to walk around.

Endless hours following my parents round the golf course...

Over bearing controlling parents! I will make sure of that.

A twin

Parents who put church/God before children.

Regular threats of a smack
Toxic parents

And on a lighter note, wet ham, deep fried chicken portions, and meals that featuring huge boring slabs of braising steak.

Cant think of anything i had that they dont have, probably because we had so little.

Smacking
The level of freedom I had growing up in a tiny village
Badly crooked teeth

Ah Yoni I was going to say measles. You beat me to it.

A trailer tent
Fuzzy felts
A bubble car