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Games much worse than tag

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When I read that tag had been outlawed at an American elementary school earlier this month, I thought back to my childhood. We played games far worse than tag.

In fact, I distinctively remember burnt-orange shag carpet, a dark closet, and being 7 years old. We played spin the bottle and I kissed Jeremy C and I suspect I might have liked it. Surely Spin the Bottle is a lot more dangerous than a friendly game of tag?

I'm not the only one who remembers more "sinister" childhood games. I came across this blog entry today about childhood games we played as kids that were much, much worse than tag. It brought back memories: Red Rover, where the point is to smash into other kids. Keep Away, which was essentially an invitation to bruise, bash, and scrape. It brought back a lot of memories for me, and I wonder, do kids still play these games? I'd rather see Capture the Flag outlawed over Tag. Better yet, we should just let kids be bruised up, scraped up, and happily active.

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