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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in Manhattan and loved it. But, I should caveat that I lived a few blocks from Central Park and my family got out of the city a lot. We didn’t have a country house but were often invited to friends’ houses upstate, the Berkshires and Vermont. We also rented every year on Long Island (not Hamptons). So, I feel that I got a lot of exposure to the outdoors and am actually quite outdoorsy. 
As for playing with friends outside after school, I am not sure I ever felt that loss. My parents did give me a lot of freedom at a young age (public bus to school by myself starting in 3rd grade), so I could go over to friend’s home on my own or meet them at a pizza parlor to play Donkey Kong (perhaps not the wholesome activity you are looking for 😊). In any event, I did like growing up there. You are exposed to so much, the good and the bad, which I think has equipped me well in life. I would say the biggest downside was being in a private school for 13 years with super rich and competitive kids. That has left way more psychological scars than not playing in the woods.

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