Its amazing how sheltered kids are today.
My dad had three tours in Vietnam and my mom's best friend's husband was killed there. My mom had dated him at one point. That was a tough time for everyone. My mom spent most nights watching the TV news looking for information on what was going on. My grandmother's brothers fought at Anzio. One did not come back, but the others did, but not in once piece. My maternal uncle was gay and a criminal psychologist as well. My grandmother ran a large construction firm. All this made for very interesting dinner discussion when we all got together - which was a lot.
I spent a lot of time on a farm growing up. Chickens, hogs, cattle, a big garden. The facts of life are known by 3 years of age. I spent a lot of time with my dad while he did business and drove tractors by the time I was 8.
I've been reading Jon von Neumann's biography. By the age of 6, his dad, a prominent banker, had him sit in on meetings a lot.
We want kids to advance intellectually, but spiritually we hold them back nowadays.
