Comments on: Treasured Stories From My Childhood That Would Traumatize Today’s Kids http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/treasured-stories-from-my-childhood-that-would-traumatize-todays-kids/ Digging a hole. And filling it up again. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:51:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Friar http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/treasured-stories-from-my-childhood-that-would-traumatize-todays-kids/#comment-14402 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:00:04 +0000 http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/?p=6230#comment-14402 @Opal

Ugh. Today’s story books are all about learning to share and helping others. Makes me want to gag.

I feel sorry for today’s kids. If we won’t even give them the change to experience something as harmless as Grimm’s fairy tales, how are they going to be able to cope with LIFE?

]]> By: Opal http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/treasured-stories-from-my-childhood-that-would-traumatize-todays-kids/#comment-14401 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:56:07 +0000 http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/?p=6230#comment-14401 They did neuter those fairy tales. Years later, when I read one of the doctored stories I was slightly surprised. Grimm’s fairy tales, have gotten a complete overhaul too, thankfully I have the complete (untouched) works of Grimm where the ending isn’t always pleasant.

Thanks for the laugh. :)

]]> By: Friar http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/treasured-stories-from-my-childhood-that-would-traumatize-todays-kids/#comment-14400 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:35:27 +0000 http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/?p=6230#comment-14400 @Lori

Yes. Isn’t it AMAZING that we somehow escaped these trauma unscathed, and are now fully functioning normal adults? :-)

@Topicless Bar
Yeah, I never got upset that the boy died or anything. I just thought: well, he screwed around in a dangerous situtation, serves him right. He deserved it.

@Dave
Truth is stranger (and scarier) than fiction. I’d rather deal with wolves and foxes, than our present-day MPs and MPPs.

@Philospher
You mean there are MORE of these type of books? DANG! I wish I had had them! I’ve tempted to go on Ebay and see if I can find any.

]]> By: philosophermouseofthehedge http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/treasured-stories-from-my-childhood-that-would-traumatize-todays-kids/#comment-14399 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:50:55 +0000 http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/?p=6230#comment-14399 We have these books! And the other Tall Books in the series. Always loved them. (Can’t you just hear the wolf’s jaws going snap as he gobbles up the Gingerbread boy) So I guess we have unknowingly tramatized the little guys while we howled with glee when reading them at bedtime? Thanks for the great post

]]> By: Dave http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/treasured-stories-from-my-childhood-that-would-traumatize-todays-kids/#comment-14398 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:01:25 +0000 http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/?p=6230#comment-14398 These stories wouldn’t traumatize the kids they would just scare the parents. Kids can tell the difference between reality and fairy tales. It’s adults that can’t. Have I told you the one about the politician who is going to cut taxes but not services. Now that’s traumatic.

]]> By: topiclessbar http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/treasured-stories-from-my-childhood-that-would-traumatize-todays-kids/#comment-14397 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 07:18:25 +0000 http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/?p=6230#comment-14397 Thanks for this post! I got into an argument recently with a group of people who claimed the Boy Who Cried Wolf doesn’t die – that the end of the story is ambiguous. Dang right he dies! I feel happy now knowing that little boy was eaten.

]]> By: Lori Franks http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/treasured-stories-from-my-childhood-that-would-traumatize-todays-kids/#comment-14396 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:48:20 +0000 http://deepfriar.wordpress.com/?p=6230#comment-14396 I love these stories! I read them as a kid too. Thanks for the laugh.

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