Joining the #oneaday crew – 001 of 365

So here is my first #oneaday post and just like my first blog I find myself trying to decide what to write about….

Listening to the radio on the way home from work I was struck by a comment made by a fictional character which rang true to me – You don’t hear the sound of children playing much anymore.

I’ve recently taken up running as part of a weight loss/change my lifestyle move (it’s going well btw I’ve lost 30lbs in just under 10 weeks) and my running takes me through the local park which is totally devoid of children.

Now I’m not as old as some but not as young as others yet I can still remember a time when I was growing up that the local park would have kids like me playing there till 8pm or even 9pm at night in the summer. Now as I run I see the swings and other things lay empty with only the odd group of teens gathering around to either drink cheap ass cider or damage thoose swings that no one is using.
I tried the whole cider drinking on a street conrner when I was in comprehensive – never did anything for me and I think that after the first night I never bothered with it again as there was no point it in my eyes.

I can understand that there is a lot of fear nowadays – fear that there might be a peodophile or some other monster lurking to snatch away the kids or the fear that the little darlings will fall into the wrong crowd and end up strung out on drugs but to behonest I think that people need to look to home before worrying what could be out there.

I really believe that it has become easier to sit little johnny down infront of a ps3 and let him mash away on a controller than e courage him to go out and god forbid that the parents even go out with him and make something of it.

If there is fear of something then we should face it rather than take the easy route out – there should be more done to foster the sense of community that has been lost….only then will we really hear the sounds of children playing on the streets again

Jodster