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Can you name all the unsafe neighborhoods in Montgomery County where you can't ride a bike or play in playgrounds once they are 8yr old?  This isn't SE DC. 
County or city pools are $5 to enter and they have very discounted memberships for kids on FARM
Most new neighborhoods have HOA that pay for the pool already.  If you are in HUD, you have full use without pay
Many areas have playground camps which cost $200 for most of the summer and even cheaper if you are FARMS
Many parents rotate shifts so there is a parent home in the summer
Many kids stay home without parents as it is legal in MD after 8yrs old.

So sick of the excuses.  Find a way.  [/quote]

What I'm sick of is people who are evidently unable to imagine that other people's life circumstances may be different from their own. But that's off topic for this forum, plus I'm a bit crabby today.[/quote]
I am from a poor immigrant family.  My parents didn't even speak English.  I went to summer school at a low income school, and there was less services for low income students back then compared to now (especially where I went to school, not in MoCo). I walked.  There is no excuse for kids older than 8.

I could understand if MoCo was like a war zone, but most of MoCo is pretty safe.  [/quote]

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