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[quote=Anonymous]Another former NYC kid here. We don't live in the city, but I wish we did. I think it gives children a better sense of their surroundings and a better intuition about things and people around them. I didn't grow up jaded, but I did grow up with a certain confidence that I could get around and figure things out, and I didn't need my parents for transportation to get to the grocery store or the museum, so I could be more independent. I wasn't given 100% free reign, but I learned how to use public transportation and my parents taught me (from an early age) how to size up situations quickly. Intuition kicks in much earlier in city kids, and I mean that in a good way. I'm sorry that my children don't have it. DH's job is too far, or we'd live in DC. [/quote]
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