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Lilly · 03-06-2008, 20:54

I was a paper girl.

I delivered morning papers, Sunday papers and the free Citizen paper.

Delivering the Citizen was the worst. People used to say 'Do you want to hang it up in my bathroom? That's all it's good for.'

I quite enjoyed delivering the morning and Sunday ones though.

I didn't enjoy it quite so much when it was pelting with rain/hailstone/snow but, looking at it from an adult's perspective, paper rounds sure do teach kids the importance of getting up on time in a morning, punctuality, being reliable and turning up even when you might not feel like it.

It's such a shame that parents are now fearful of letting their kids do paper rounds. My two are only young at the moment but when they get to 13/14 I will consider it. I suppose you have to weigh it up....how many kids do paper rounds every day for years without anything bad happening to them versus how many kids come to harm as a result of doing their paper rounds.

As was mentioned in the thread about Bernadette's grandson, we cannot be afraid to let kids have a bit of independence.

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Lilly God Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oswaldtwistle Posts: 2,996 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 146	Re: Paper rounds... I was a paper girl. I delivered morning papers, Sunday papers and the free Citizen paper. Delivering the Citizen was the worst. People used to say 'Do you want to hang it up in my bathroom? That's all it's good for.' I quite enjoyed delivering the morning and Sunday ones though. I didn't enjoy it quite so much when it was pelting with rain/hailstone/snow but, looking at it from an adult's perspective, paper rounds sure do teach kids the importance of getting up on time in a morning, punctuality, being reliable and turning up even when you might not feel like it. It's such a shame that parents are now fearful of letting their kids do paper rounds. My two are only young at the moment but when they get to 13/14 I will consider it. I suppose you have to weigh it up....how many kids do paper rounds every day for years without anything bad happening to them versus how many kids come to harm as a result of doing their paper rounds. As was mentioned in the thread about Bernadette's grandson, we cannot be afraid to let kids have a bit of independence. __________________ Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs, cackling and telling me 'You'll be next.' They stopped when I started doing the same to them at funerals.