"Jean B." > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> In article
>>> >,
>>> Miche > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Only part of the year. But if there's cloud cover we don't go indoors,
>>> I grew up in a place where it rained most of the time from the end of
>>> October through the beginning of April. If we had not gone outside
>>> then, well, I think life would have been miserable. Rich and I used to
>>> go on walks in the rain. It was fun. We didn't need no stinking
>>> umbrellas. Where we used to live it didn't rain as much, but it was
>>> overcast quite a lot and if we didn't let our children outside then,
>>> they would have spent most of their lives indoors. I will admit to
>>> their being somewhat wimpy about the rain now, but that is because we
>>> have moved to a desert where the sun is out 300 days a year, so even a
>>> little rain is weird to them now. Here, it generally comes with wind,
>>> thunder and lightning, too.
>>
>> I guess some people like being outdoors. I don't and my daughter doesn't
>> either. We have a gardener now so no need to do yard work. Pretty much
>> the only time we go out there and stay out there is when it is too hot in
>> the house and we are driven out to the front yard where there is shade
>> and it is cooler. But with the way this summer is going that's not going
>> to happen any time soon.
> BUT... your daughter probably got that dislike from YOU! And that
> dislike is not healthy. Other than that...

Why do you say that? I don't think being outdoors is a healthy thing at
all. Yes, we need some sunlight for vitamin D. But I can do without all
the pollen and pollution and I burn very easily.

My husband loves being outdoors. I don't know why.

My daughter doesn't like it because of the bugs and the dirt. She goes
around looking for bugs and then complains when she sees them. Slugs are
also common in this area and she doesn't like them either.