If the truth shall kill them, let them die. Always learning & growing so never the same. Merely a humble student & no master.
We didn't give a $hit, we were (mostly) independent, and 'walked everything off' without a care
Also Our parents didn't give a $hit and let us be kids, unless there was a really good reason to step in
Good times !
Then helicopter parenting and 'safety first' arrived in the 90's