Kids are braver today than they were when I was a kid. The TV is full of ads constantly asking people who were abused by priests and Boy Scout Leaders to be their clients. The news is filled with stories of kids being killed sitting in their child seats, sitting on their porch, and playing in their yard. That doesn’t mean it is safer in the house because kids are shot through windows.

When kids go outside they are told to wear a mask and everybody knows; except for the Lone Ranger, only bad people wear masks. Of course if they don’t wear a mask they can get sick and die. As they grow up they are told to stay away from strangers and to run to a policeman if they are bothered, scared, or lost. Now the news is full of police killing people so stay away from anyone but family. Of course, they often see news items about family members killing each other including parents killing their children.

Nope, the good ole days are gone. When I got grocery bags of treats at Halloween, it was by going all over town. It took two or three days, not two hours. I don’t remember anybody giving fruit or anything remotely healthy.

No wonder kids today are stuck on electronic games, phones, and social media. It is a horror movie set outside their door.