Really? Climbing Trees is now considered a dangerous childhood activity? Puh-lease! My middle-aged friends and I laugh in the face of your danger, and we’ll go on record to say that they don’t make danger the way they used to…
When I was a kid, my brother and I took long car trips lying in the back of our parent’s hatchback Citation with nary a seat belt in sight. I traversed city and country roads on my bike with the wind blowing through my hair. What was a helmet anyway? I rode my horse (sans saddle at times) alone on long treks through the woods without an accompanying cell phone or curfew or even a flare.
And Gever Tulley, aka Mr. Danger, what did he do in his childhood? He recently shared his list on the 50 Dangerous Things Facebook page:
(NOTE: Anyone under the age of 95 should not attempt Mr. Tulley’s activities, except perhaps the ketchup & chocolate one.)
So, parents and other “oldsters” out there…What dangerous things you do as a kid? (Besides walk to school five miles, one way, uphill and in blinding snowstorms, of course.) Please share in the comments (click “Comments” up by the article title), and we’ll compare notes, perhaps nod our heads in agreement, and maybe giggle a little, too.
