The great outdoors

I never knew it was going to be so hard supporting outdoor time with my kids. As a child myself, I was always outside. My mother wouldn't have it any other way. And although I want Claire to play outside as much as possible I can't very well let her play outside on her own yet. That means that I must go out too, and although I love being outside more than almost anything, it's just been way to hot to be out long. I do my best to run to the park or sit in the backyard, but in 95 degree weather I don't last long. My poor son is too young to be put down and walk around, so inevitably our sweat mingles as we stick to each other.

I guess I have to admit that I look forward to the days when I can tell Claire, "Go outside, it's too nice a day to be sitting in here!" Then I wonder if in today's world that even happens anymore. More and more I see mothers "babysitting" their children's every move. With all the concern of "stranger danger" and the over population of concrete and fast cars where are the children supposed to have their woodsy exploration and water bug captures?

It's possible that we may just need to support more travel to places less developed. It's a shame the world is such a small place that their are so few large lands for our children to roam without worry.