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To: Rambi who wrote (13593)	10/14/1998 7:26:00 PM
From: Gauguin	Respond to of 71178

Bravo, Penni. Moving and beautiful and true. "This is what childhood should be-no-this is what early adolescence should be....." It is easy to get back there through you.

To: Rambi who wrote (13593)	10/14/1998 7:49:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte	Respond to of 71178

>We read Green Mansions aloud and then roamed the forest and river as Rima and Shawna, jungle girls, < clad in denim cutoffs and brandishing at worst a SwissArmy Knife. Lo, from these acorns grows the legend of Rambi. >We deprive today's children of this magical period when they can transition, souls intact, into adulthood.< Yeah. I'm a little more optimistic however. Granted, there are kids who are cheated by being in an abusive situation - either by family or peers. But I believe that given half a chance, kids are pretty resilient. They'll find or make a compartment of their being which is sanctuary from the inevitable storms of adolescence, and which doens't seem to be reached by the banal callousness of TV. I had one - and y'know, it's smaller but still there.

To: Rambi who wrote (13593)	10/14/1998 8:48:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Penni, <<It's surrounded by a shimmering, nostalgic golden haze>> Sounds like you were one of the lucky ones. I remember 13 as a thankfully distant nightmare. Life didn't become worth living until I dropped out of high school, and didn't gt fun until I dropped out of college and discovered that there were other strange people in the world. Got a bit of flack from the family, who viewed the PhD the way most parents view the high school diploma, but they eventually recovered. Wasn't permanently warped, though, or if I was I don't regret it. Not sure I'd want to be what I'd probably have become if I was "normal". Steve

To: Rambi who wrote (13593)	10/14/1998 9:21:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 71178

Penni, that sounds wonderful. I hope my children can have some days like those days. My teenage years were quite a bit different. The days of inner city life in the middle of bussing, and racial prejudice could be kinda ugly at times. We still had great days though. I remember my good buddy Charles, a small black guy, he knew Karate better than anyone. Nobody messed with me when I was with Charlie. We would sneak into R.F.K. Stadium in Washington through the sewage system to watch the games. Nobody knew are secret passage. Sometimes we would follow the system for miles, banging the sides with our bottles and making noises to give ourselves courage to go further. Popped up in the oddist of places. Good thing we never saw those Friday the thirteen movies back then. :-) The sewage system is HUGE under Washington D.C. You can go anywhere! It did kinda stink though. Whew! Michael