'Arthur,' the longest-running kids animated series, is ending

Re:'Arthur,' the longest-running kids animated series, is en... by drunkpotato on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:11AM (#27995116)

Hmm I have the opposite reaction, as a parent with a very "not boring" childhood I hope to provide enough stability for my children's complaint to be that we're boring, while taking the good parts of my childhood and instilling a sense of independence and capability in them. Time will tell if this is successful.

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Re:'Arthur,' the longest-running kids animated series, is en... by teekert on Thursday July 29, 2021 @07:18AM (#27995159)

I guess the pendulum swings back and forth. I had a stable but not boring childhood. I think the main positive source was the small Forrest I grew up next to, an endless source of entertainment and adventure.

My kids don’t have this, but our garden is pretty big. I hope they aren’t bored by it. I dream of moving to a place in or near a Forrest with a small lake preferably.

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Re:'Arthur,' the longest-running kids animated series, is en... by rubicon33 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @10:04AM (#27996675)

I grew up in a safe neighborhood with a ton of twisting bike trails that weave through the various villages, but, are "behind" them in natural landscape so you always felt like you were in another world.

As a kid, these trails were the source of so much happiness and joy. I could hop on my bike, and go explore. Miles and miles of trails. As I grew up, I would venture further and further on the trails.

There are a couple points where the trails exit the safe neighborhood area, and connect up to the more general biking trails ... those were always such fascinating boundaries for me as a child. I'll never forget the thrill of crossing over into that forbidden land on my little 1 speed bike.

I was probably 8.

I don't plan to have kids but if I did, I would really want to ensure that they had a source of mystery and adventure which was their own. A sense of independence and freedom to explore.

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Re:'Arthur,' the longest-running kids animated series, is en... by atatatat on Thursday July 29, 2021 @09:22AM (#27996222)

Making sure kids have a small amount of unstructured time to forge forward themselves through....whatever obstacles...can possibly set them up for some fortitude later.

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