Snow clearing & kids

[Banksia 10]

I am stood at the window watching adults clearing snow whilst the kids play in it. Nothing wrong with that, it's lovely to see kids having fun, and the adults too. But, what happened to the days when the kids went out first thing to clear snow, not only from their own front and back doors but those of their neighbours too. My brother and I loved to clear a path to the bins and toilets when we were kids, adults never had to come out. We built igloos and snowmen, with the odd snowball fight ensuing and had such fun whilst helping others. It just seems that kids these days aren't encouraged to do anything for themselves, or to think of others. Of course this is a generalisation and I may be completely wrong.