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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are you "scheduling d*mn play dates"? If your kids are so amazing, aren't they responsible enough to knock on a few doors around the neighborhood and invite people over, or ride their bike to the playground and make new friends there?

Wait, I thought kids were supposed to be bored--but you're social engineering play dates? Which is it?[/quote]

No one wants your kid knocking on their door inviting themselves in so you get free babysitting.  [/quote]

That's not called free babysitting. That used to be normal childhood, kids in the neighborhood just playing with each other.[/quote]

I had that normal childhood. Kids were sexually harassed, we spent lots of time with bad babysitters watching tv and eating frozen pizza, and wandered around creeks and construction sites. Kids commonly had broken arms or sprains due to lack of supervision and because these things happen a lot when you get kids together. A lot of kids in my current town ride bikes. And every year, kids on bikes, even older high school kids, are routinely struck by cars or trains. I’m not really comfortable taking on the above risks. I guess best case scenario, the neighborhood kids are “safe” and play lots of video games, which isn’t great either. [/quote]

The only thing that I can say is that im sorry that so many bad things happened to you and your friends.[/quote]

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