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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are three-bedroom apartments that are more difficult to  rent.  They are great for families, lots of fun. [b]We had a house in the suburbs, the kids rarely played in the yard.  I don’t get why people think raising kids in an apartment is such a tragedy.[/b][/quote]

Our kids would play in the backyard all day everyday if they could. They want to go out there when it's 10 degrees. They want to go out there when it's 110 degrees. No one gets more use out of backyards than children. [/quote]

You have some unique kids for this millennium. We never used our yard when we were kids. I bought a house with a big yard and the kids never wanted to go out there and play. They jump on a trampoline, there's a soccer field a 2 minute walk away, and they ride their bikes in the street. I filled in my current townhome backyard with rocks so I don't have to deal with it. Count me among the people that view a yard as just one more thing to maintain. Glad your kids enjoy the yard, though.[/quote]

I don’t think so. All their friends love playing outside too. I think the issue here is that you are lying about having kids.[/quote]

All kids love playing outside but I have no idea why you think they need or would even utilize a yard to do so?

We live in a rowhouse but the opposite side of our street is where the neighborhood transitions to single family homes and despite having access to some yards the kids mostly hang out on the sidewalk or walk a couple of blocks to the neighborhood park where there is room to actually play soccer or just goof around.

I suspect the kids in our neighborhood are more social rather than less social and spend more time not less time outside because of their constrained yards.[/quote]

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