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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up on a busy street without sidewalks but my backyard faced houses that were on a street that connected to a sidewalk neighborhood where all my friends lived and where the pool was. It required cutting through three yards but was the difference between leaving the house alone or waiting for an adult who could drive us. Every summer my siblings and I would walk around the dangerous way to the front door of the neighbors’ house, ring the bell, and politely explain our situation and ask permission to use their yard. We’d repeat it for the other two yards. We were careful to use stepping stones if they had them or stay on the fence line/property line otherwise so weren’t going through the nicest part of the lawn. We would promise to walk our bikes because we thought it made us seem extra-polite.

No one ever said no, but we also never used the cut-throughs until we had permission each season. It was good practice for work, which is all about asking people with more power for something they have that you need.[/quote]

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