Children have to play. They don’t have to be out of control for a long period of time since they tend to become hyper but surely they have to play A LOT. Parents should be supportive to that. Getting injured is part of the game. We have all been there and most of us are still alive. If you don’t want your child to get injured go buy a huge jar and lock it in there-just make sure you let some air come inside.
When I was a kid I was jumping and running and falling down and crying the hell out of me, but I grew up being perfectly fine-10 fingers, 10 toes, two hands, two legs, all in place. I had a friend however whose mother didn’t let her do anything. I was like “let’s go play hide and seek”, “Ah my mom won’t let me”. “Let’s ride our bikes in the yard”, “I don’t think so, I may fall down”. I was like cmon don’t be such a pussy! What are we gonna do? Stand here and blink our eyes??
Every time we were under the supervision of her evil mum. She was so well trained, that just a furious look would make her stay still and not even breathe. She would not play fetch but she could easily play dead-without rolling over as this would be dangerous for breaking a rib.
Spending time with her was not fun at all. She would only enjoy playing with our dolls and drinking “coffee and tea” from our empty fake cups. WTF kid? Are you Benjamin Button or something? You act like your name is Ruth and you are a 85 years old granny, getting excitement only by petting a cat on your lap.
The only reason I kept socialising with her, was because she was a weirdo and that drew my attention. I was trying to decode her and her mum, struggling to break that abnormal behaviour and introduce her to the fun part of life. All in vain. Soon enough though, I got really bored with the freak and found other normal friends.
What I’m curious about, is how she is now. Is she going for a walk on a leash? Is she really allowed to walk? Was she even real? Or maybe a robot? Or an alien? I guess those questions will never find answers…
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