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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would anyone want this? The only thing you have in common with all these people is you are all parents living on the same block. That doesn't make a friendship. I guess I'm just very picky.[/quote]

Because it's great for kids and teens to have friends they live near. Idk, the whole neighborhood scene was so important to me growing up, I would have hated not having it. The adults in our neighborhood were really social as well.[/quote]

It's weird that people think proximity is the main ingredient for friendships. That probably works in lower elementary. By age 10, personalities and interests are apparent and two neighbors who have nothing in common aren't going to be friends just because it's a short walk to each other's house. It's great when nearby kids can be good friends, but it's not something you should expect or take for granted.[/quote]

I don't get it, are kids just suddenly supposed to drop their neighborhood friends? I had my neighborhood friends and then a small group of school friends. I thought that was normal.[/quote]

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