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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was born in ‘69. I grew up near Murch. We weren’t allowed to wander freely in my childhood. I think a lot of what people think of as generational change on this is actually class change. People who grew up middle class and are now UMC follow UMC norms which are more restrictive.[/quote] I grew up very UMC in Kansas Coty and we roamed far and wide in the 70s, old dilapidated mansions, parks with lots of hippies and free love , libraries far away all on bikes with no helmets and so on. I feel like GenZ pulled back due to our free range childhood. I definitely got in some hairy situations but got out thankfully unscathed. We did move to a neighborhood where our kids could be more free range but most parents thought we were too permissive. Our kids thrived and really hope to raise thei kids similarly. I hope that can but do encourage them to consider moving overseas to do it if they can.[/quote]
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