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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]When you raise kids in the city, there is so much you have to explain/discuss when they are so little (homeless people, which leads to addiction and mental illness; crime).[/b] I have lived in NYC and the NY suburbs, I would DEFINITELY raise my kid in a place that is safe and "normal" (meaning they don't have a doorman and can attend public school on a bus, drive to the grocery store and have a decent life without being a millionaire). You can still take them into the city for museums and great restaurants, but they don't need to live in a bustling metropolis when they are tiny and weak. Just let them run on the lawn under the sprinkler, with barefeet. Ride a bike safely, drive with you instead of a cab driver. I just think the suburbs are a healthier environment for little humans.[/quote]

This is true. I lived in the suburbs of NYC until I was 14 and then we moved in Manhattan. My parents still live there. One time, when we were visiting them, I was sitting with my daughter (who was then 4) at one of the outdoor tables at the Joe’s Pizza location next to Union Square. There was a homeless man who was clearly mentally ill walking around the sidewalk. I normally wouldn’t have minded, but he looked straight at my daughter and said “that’s a terrible kid. A terrible kid!” She started to cry. We moved inside and I explained to her that he didn’t mean it, and that he isn’t healthy in his brain. It did remind me that I’m glad we’re raising her in the suburbs. There’s a time to teach kids about how to handle aggressive, mentally ill people, but I don’t feel like I need to be doing that while I’m having lunch with my 4 year old.[/quote]

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