It's so true. I remember one girl crouching on her heels, eyes wide at the "dirty ground." I ended that session by making all the kids paint their faces with mud. I've had adults be afraid of leaves in the fall (we were throwing leaves in the air because...BECAUSE.) Part of me really loved bringing those kids into adventurous situations, but the other part of me was daily horrified at how outside-lacking their childhoods were. This is one of the many reasons my husband and I made the move to the country to raise our boys!

Haha, we had The Hill. The best sledding you could imagine.