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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It amazes me how uptight parents can be. Social media and 24hr hyped-up news really have done their jobs of making you all paranoid.  I walked 2 blocks to a school bus stop by myself until I met up with others starting in K.  There was never a mom at a bus stop after the first day. Ever!  It was no big deal because we all played outside on our own already. Today every mom/nanny is at the bus stop and many even drive to the bus stops. Now if I let my 7yr old walk home the 8 houses alone, I look like a negligent mom. [/quote]
Another thing that has changed is parents working longer hours and many people not knowing and not having friendly relationships with their neighbors. It's different when you don't know the people 2 doors down -- which you usually did when I was coming up and I am 48.[/quote]

We know everyone in our neighborhood, as do our kids.  They know where to go if they need help.

Silver Spring 20910[/quote]
That is lovely -- I live in SS too and know a lot of our neighbors but I know a lot of people around the DMV that do not know a lot their neighbors. Geez Christmas -- not everyone's experience is the same. And, yes, a lot of things about how people relate to their neighbors, how many kids you see running around outside after school, yes  they have changed since 1974. I was just denoting that things have changed a lot, was not saying at what age kids should be allowed to be unsupervised. 
sheesh[/quote]

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