Anonymous
01/22/2015 17:34
Subject: Would you allow your 14 y.o. daughter to ride Metro Bus alone?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Perverts can really ruin your day. Girls are targets. So, no.
What a sad attitude. I'm female, and I do not let perverts and creeps run my life. I will not be teaching my daughters to live their lives in fear of them either. Girls are more than just "targets". I will not let my girls grow up seeing themselves this way. We will learn and utilize reasonable safety measures and then we will go about our lives.
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What better way to learn how to handle creeps than on a bus filled with commuters, in a safe part of town. Or would you rather her first introduction to harassment happen when she is walking alone through a sketchy area at 3 am, or riding a bus in a foreign country, 22 years old and completely unprepared for the world?
Anonymous
01/22/2015 12:41
Subject: Would you allow your 14 y.o. daughter to ride Metro Bus alone?
This is an old thread, not sure why it was dug up. But I do have to comment that I'm shocked someone is questioning if a 14 year old can ride Metro alone. Of course they can, many kids do it much younger.
Anonymous
01/22/2015 12:26
Subject: Would you allow your 14 y.o. daughter to ride Metro Bus alone?
Of course I would. Kids over grade 3 can ride the NY subway alone. Why couldn't a 14yr old. How coddling do you have to be?
Anonymous
01/22/2015 08:19
Subject: Would you allow your 14 y.o. daughter to ride Metro Bus alone?
I would do it. But it depends on her attitude. If you coach her about harassment and are confident that she can yell "GET AWAY FROM ME" without a moment's hesitation, then you are good. If not, you need to work with her more. This is a skill that all young woman need.
Anonymous
01/21/2015 21:33
Subject: Would you allow your 14 y.o. daughter to ride Metro Bus alone?
Anonymous wrote:Perverts can really ruin your day. Girls are targets. So, no.
What a sad attitude. I'm female, and I do not let perverts and creeps run my life. I will not be teaching my daughters to live their lives in fear of them either. Girls are more than just "targets". I will not let my girls grow up seeing themselves this way. We will learn and utilize reasonable safety measures and then we will go about our lives.
Anonymous
01/21/2015 21:29
Subject: Would you allow your 14 y.o. daughter to ride Metro Bus alone?
Of course. But I wouldn't just throw her in the deep end cold, she will have ridden it with me beforehand and we will show her how to plan her route and talk through possible contingencies.
Anonymous
01/21/2015 21:27
Subject: Would you allow your 14 y.o. daughter to ride Metro Bus alone?
I rode the metro bus every day of high school until I could drive.