Results: Do as I say and not as I did
You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six. *Yogi Berra*
1.
1.
Check off the things that you did as a kid, that you would never let your own kids do:
Play outside alone (with or without other kids)
36%
•
636 votes
Go without seatbelts
50%
•
890 votes
Babysit at a young age
25%
•
451 votes
Wait in the car while you .... pumped gas, dropped off a letter, etc
32%
•
563 votes
Go without wearing a helmet when skating, biking, etc
40%
•
711 votes
Be out half the night running around the neigborhood
37%
•
658 votes
N/A
31%
•
556 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
12 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.09% | 4 | |
| Just give kids a chance to grow up without hovering over them | 0.02% | 1 |
| Shorten your surveys. | 0.02% | 1 |
| everything i did | 0.02% | 1 |
| plenty | 0.02% | 1 |
| none of the above | 0.02% | 1 |
| Get a Spaking | 0.02% | 1 |
| j | 0.02% | 1 |
| selling campfire girl stuff door to door alone | 0.02% | 1 |
2.
2.
Which of these eating customs belonged to you as a kid? ... perhaps now?
Hot dogs or the like must be cold to be eaten
11%
•
188 votes
You use knife and fork on all foods (you never use your fingers even for finger food)
10%
•
171 votes
Need the crust cut off your sandwiches or toast
16%
•
278 votes
Different foods cannot touch or need to be on a separate plate
15%
•
266 votes
No mixing of flavors like sweet and sour, you're not having it
8%
•
138 votes
You have a systematic way for eating corn on the cob
17%
•
310 votes
You won't eat food that's broke
4%
•
65 votes
No seeds (from beans or watermelon can be on the plate or left in the food)
8%
•
141 votes
Everything must be on the side, like lemon, dressing, sauces, gravy
8%
•
138 votes
Strings need to be taken off the banana and oranges, too
22%
•
390 votes
You dont' eat certain colored foods
4%
•
80 votes
N/A
42%
•
745 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
11 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| Your surveys are too long. | 0.03% | 1 |
| meat has to be off a bone | 0.03% | 1 |
| I would only eat lima beans as a vegetable. Now I can't stand them. | 0.03% | 1 |
| 0.03% | 1 | |
| Just had to eat everything on our plate. | 0.03% | 1 |
| what do you mean foods that are broke??????? | 0.03% | 1 |
| Can't drink liquid until you're done eating food. Always thought this was weird. | 0.03% | 1 |
| belonged to me? | 0.03% | 1 |
| I can't remember some of the eating customs that I did as a kid. | 0.03% | 1 |
| liked to eat one thing at a time starting with my least favorite item and saving the best for last | 0.03% | 1 |
| never drink tea | 0.03% | 1 |
3.
3.
Are you more open to different types of food, the older you get? Yes
61%
•
1082 votes
No
17%
•
295 votes
Undecided
10%
•
183 votes
Not Applicable
12%
•
220 votes
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