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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, you are all a bunch of paranoid lunatics. always expecting the worse. Sad life to live. [/quote]

Plenty of people would call me a helicopter parent and you might call me a lunatic.  I'm ok with that.  I'm not always expecting the worst, but am well aware of the worst than can happen.  My analysis is that the worst may not be likely but if it does it would be devastating -- life ending or significantly life altering.  And for a lot of things, like my kid walking to the park alone or the like is simply not worth it.  [/quote]

Please show me the data you use in your risk analysis.  Do you run profiles on your relatives and close friends too?  If not, you should.  They are more likely to harm your kids.[/quote]
No Shit Sherlock, that's why I teach my kids to tell if anyone does something inappropriate or makes them feel uncomfortable, ANYONE, if that someone was me. And yes, I say exactly that, "you tell if ANYONE HURTS YOU, even if It was mommy, YOU TELL"[/quote]

So so socialize with relatives people more likely to harm you than talk to a stranger who probably won't.[/quote]

You have a fundamental misunderstanding of that statistic.   Kids are more likely to be abused by relatives than other people because they spend more time with relatives than other people. That does not mean that any given relative is more likely to be an abuser than any given stranger. It's analogous to the statement that most accidents happen at home. That doesn't mean your home is more dangerous than any other place. It just means you spend more time at home than other places. Get it?[/quote]

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