The best future for our kids. Australia or UK?
Oct 28th 2011, 7:49 am
#241
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Re: The best future for our kids. Australia or UK?
Yes they do have Carte Blanche at home: or we do is close the front gate. The eldest police the youngest. Older children and peers help. If something happens, they all come running. I am around with a ear out and patrol once in awhile..
My point about tracks and properties was that we live in places where there are places we all go, which is part of our community. I was replying to someone who was talking about rural Wales, and snakes.
And they play happily in other houses and blocks too.
We've had children from the suburbs who are too scared to venture out so it must be partly environment.
It is my common duty to teach my kids about life, and dealing with it, and that life is not one big supermarket.
As for Oxford, Etc and quality of life - I could manage Oxford : infact it was home from home all my childhood...but I could imagine someone complaining about it being elitist or not diverse enough.
PS When my 2 year old is with them they don't venture so far; he can't keep up and slows them down. His elder sisters are very protective. My eldest is remarkable in that way in particular.
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Oct 28th 2011, 8:32 am
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Re: The best future for our kids. Australia or UK?
what about the snakes
and spiders
and peodo's
and spiders
and peodo's
Oct 28th 2011, 9:04 am
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Oct 28th 2011, 9:11 am
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Oct 28th 2011, 9:14 am
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Oct 28th 2011, 9:15 am
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Re: The best future for our kids. Australia or UK?
I'm sorry but I have to laugh about the irrational fear of snakes and spiders being displayed here.
Very few Australians are afraid of these creatures in the course of their day to day lives simply because they pose very little threat to the average person and most people don't encounter them when out bushwalking or involved in outdoor pursuits because, as a rule, they avoid humans.
You encounter spiders a lot more than snakes but even then they are mostly pretty harmless.
Very few Australians are afraid of these creatures in the course of their day to day lives simply because they pose very little threat to the average person and most people don't encounter them when out bushwalking or involved in outdoor pursuits because, as a rule, they avoid humans.
You encounter spiders a lot more than snakes but even then they are mostly pretty harmless.
Oct 28th 2011, 9:16 am
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Oct 28th 2011, 9:20 am
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Re: The best future for our kids. Australia or UK?
I'm sorry but I have to laugh about the irrational fear of snakes and spiders being displayed here.
Very few Australians are afraid of these creatures in the course of their day to day lives simply because they pose very little threat to the average person and most people don't encounter them when out bushwalking or involved in outdoor pursuits because, as a rule, they avoid humans.
You encounter spiders a lot more than snakes but even then they are mostly pretty harmless.
Very few Australians are afraid of these creatures in the course of their day to day lives simply because they pose very little threat to the average person and most people don't encounter them when out bushwalking or involved in outdoor pursuits because, as a rule, they avoid humans.
You encounter spiders a lot more than snakes but even then they are mostly pretty harmless.
I must be livin in a different Straya
Oct 28th 2011, 9:21 am
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Oct 28th 2011, 9:25 am
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Re: The best future for our kids. Australia or UK?
Actually I think the 'fear' of these creatures is healthy and far from irrational, they do pose a genuine threat and most of our friends are scared to death of snakes.
I'm sorry but I have to laugh about the irrational fear of snakes and spiders being displayed here.
Very few Australians are afraid of these creatures in the course of their day to day lives simply because they pose very little threat to the average person and most people don't encounter them when out bushwalking or involved in outdoor pursuits because, as a rule, they avoid humans.
You encounter spiders a lot more than snakes but even then they are mostly pretty harmless.
Very few Australians are afraid of these creatures in the course of their day to day lives simply because they pose very little threat to the average person and most people don't encounter them when out bushwalking or involved in outdoor pursuits because, as a rule, they avoid humans.
You encounter spiders a lot more than snakes but even then they are mostly pretty harmless.
Oct 28th 2011, 9:27 am
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Oct 28th 2011, 9:27 am
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Oct 28th 2011, 9:29 am
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