In the Sunday Mail (Adelaide’s Sunday newspaper) By Melissa Leong “I wonder if we’re losing our capability for rational discussion” There’s no question that the world is in the toilet right now. And I mean right at the bottom of the bowl, you know? Sure, as long as there have been people on the planet, we’ve had or issues. But at present it certainly feels as though things have hit a fever pitch that only dogs and bats should be able to hear. As such, I don’t think anyone can be blamed for being a little (or a lot) up in arms, From the atrocities of war and political injustice to social inequality; tragedy and environmental disaster, there’s a lot to be angry, sad and confused about, that’s for sure. I don’t know about you, but every day feels a bit like a powder keg waiting to blow at any given moment. As our patience wears thin on the issues we care about, I’m noticing that a new kind of worrying trend is rising in tandem. For the sake of our conversation, I’m going t...
Calvin and Hobbes. 
Or your inner child.
ReplyDeleteSeeing I don't have a child; and seeing I'm still a child, I keep them for me.
ReplyDeleteI am with Delores and Lee. My childish things still have a (very big) place in my world.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean save them for your child, I still read the one's at my place my children left them here they grew out of them I didn't.
ReplyDeleteMerle............
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ReplyDeleteI have nothing (good) left from my childhood.
ReplyDeleteBut, I do have a heart and head full of fantastic fairytales and fables from worlds found in books of long ago.
I like to recount stories, it's in my European blood, so I hope my (future) grand child/ren will enjoy them...
(Sorry, spelling error in my deleted comment)
The childish things are still in my memory which makes it easy to play Barbies and board games with my gr-daughters.
ReplyDeleteDelores; my inner child is well satisfied with the stuffed chimpanzees and gorillas I have. Toys of course. I never had stuffed toys as a child, they were my sister's.
ReplyDeleteLee; of course you do, it's good to still enjoy the things that brought you your first happiness.
Elephant's Child; here too, my childish habits rule. Reading, colouring, redesigning house plans I find in newspapers and magazines.
Merle; and eventually your grandchildren will enjoy them in their turn.
Vicki; spelling errors mostly go unnoticed here. I like the idea of your head and heart filled with fairytales and fables. You'll be a great fireside storyteller when your grandchildren come to sleep at Grandma's place one day. Like the story teller of long ago, who travelled from town to town with his tales.
Ah, this comes into conflict with my desire to declutter! But I am keeping favorite books and the sweaters my grandmother knitted. Now I want them to go to my grandchildren. :-)
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