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[quote=Anonymous]I want to address this part of your post:

"I started babysitting at 12, but the world is very different"

Yes the world is very different - dramatically safer. This post talks about crime rates - things were much more dangerous when we were kids in the 90s. https://www.connectsavannah.com/extras/is-the-world-more-dangerous-for-kids-than-it-was-30-years-ago-2737349

You are also not a relaxed parent. This is the behavior of a very anxious parent. I've done drop off playdates with families we know well since my kids were 3 or 4, and recently with a family we don't know as well, I stayed for half. You're smothering your kids! You can go across the street. What if you get hit by a car? Well, you'll go to a hospital in an ambulance and they'll call your next of kin and someone will go to your house and get your kid. And she'll be a little scared but fine. And that's the WORST case scenario. If you're that worried about it, get a landline or a dumb phone and teach her some emergency numbers.

You should read the Anxious Generation or some of the work by Lenore Skenazy. You're doing your kids a disservice.

I'm 41, if it matters, but the facts of what's dangerous and what's not don't actually change whether you're 30 or 40.  [/quote]

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