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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course I would.  The parents that won't let grown kids out of their sight for a minute because of "what ifs" are mentally unstable.  It is their issue, not their kids.  I feel sorry for them.  [/quote]
I also live in Bethesda and would not. Its not about my child, its about the lack of infrastructure development in this area. Twenty years ago, the roads/crosswalks/lights were the same as they are now and I would have let my child walk to and from school. Now, no, the roads/crosswalks/lights are the same but the amount of traffic and pedestrians in the area is not. It is dangerous and, the rise of pedestrian fatalities proves this. My child was struck in a crosswalk, crossing legally because a driver was more interested in turning right on red without stopping, fyi.[/quote]

So when they are a teenager you won't let them walk or drive?  Too dangerous, correct?  If you teach a child to drive, they could still get hit and killed.  Every minute of every day.  Do you not let them get their driver's license?  So if you teach a child to navigate the streets and walk correctly, there is always that chance but they need to learn.  You can not bubble wrap your kid every second of every day.  School busses get into accidents, school shootings, etc...  Do you not let your child go to school?  [/quote]

I think that there is a meaningful difference between "I will not let my specific child, aged [specific age], walk in this specific place" and "I will not ever let my child do anything anywhere ever". Especially when PP's child was actually hit by a driver in a crosswalk.[/quote]

I don't - you either coddle them or teach them[/quote]

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