HuckleB
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Sun May-23-10 11:12 AM
Response to Reply #20 |
| 24. It wasn't a different time in terms of risk. |
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The risks are quite low at this time in history.
I had three years in a big city by that age...
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| -It's “Take Our Children to the Park and Leave Them There Day” |
HuckleB |
May-22-10 04:43 PM |
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No offense intended, but this is a horrifying idea |
Ruby the Liberal |
May-22-10 04:47 PM |
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Ah, but this is a fantastic idea. |
HuckleB |
May-22-10 04:48 PM |
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I definitely see the point/purpose, no question there |
Ruby the Liberal |
May-22-10 04:51 PM |
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That's your choice. |
HuckleB |
May-22-10 04:53 PM |
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Maybe yes, maybe no |
Art_from_Ark |
May-24-10 07:41 PM |
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Certainly, some areas are different. |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 07:48 PM |
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It reminds me of the Carters' decision to put Amy in DC public schools |
marshall |
May-25-10 11:41 AM |
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I completely disagree. It's not like she's advocating leaving toddlers at the park alone. |
krabigirl |
May-22-10 07:07 PM |
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I don't think she meant toddlers. |
Tailormyst |
May-24-10 11:43 AM |
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It is a different day and age. A much safer one. |
Codeine |
May-23-10 11:12 AM |
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+1 |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 12:16 PM |
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I respectfully disagree. |
Gormy Cuss |
May-24-10 11:53 AM |
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FYI Add: Child Abductions: The Hype vs. the Reality |
HuckleB |
May-22-10 05:00 PM |
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The whole focus on "stranger danger" |
moriah |
May-22-10 06:42 PM |
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One other thing re: that article |
moriah |
May-22-10 07:05 PM |
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All true, but that really doesn't address the fears that keep parents from letting their kids... |
HuckleB |
May-23-10 11:10 AM |
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And a heavily shletered kid .... |
moriah |
May-23-10 11:48 PM |
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Anecdotes are great for promoting fear. |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 11:11 AM |
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Neither is ignoring risk when trying to assess it. |
moriah |
May-24-10 02:32 PM |
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Thanks for responding to something in your own mind. |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 05:52 PM |
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Tried it, doesn't work |
guitar man |
May-22-10 05:16 PM |
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maybe you should take them to an out of town park |
left is right |
May-22-10 06:27 PM |
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They're sneaky that way |
awoke_in_2003 |
May-23-10 12:24 AM |
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Heh.... |
Dorian Gray |
May-24-10 12:22 PM |
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yes they are |
guitar man |
May-24-10 02:34 PM |
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I have a better one: |
Quantess |
May-22-10 06:29 PM |
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AHAHAHA! |
Codeine |
May-23-10 11:13 AM |
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While I agree with the "Free Range Kids" woman on a lot of things.... |
moriah |
May-22-10 06:31 PM |
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More like "CPS and nosey neighbor" dream day. |
krabigirl |
May-22-10 07:08 PM |
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You make a good point there too. |
moriah |
May-22-10 07:17 PM |
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Yeah, because a group of kids are so likely to watch one of them walk away with a stranger. |
HuckleB |
May-23-10 11:14 AM |
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And what could they do instead? |
moriah |
May-23-10 10:33 PM |
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WOW! |
HuckleB |
May-23-10 10:39 PM |
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Are YOU fucking insane? |
moriah |
May-24-10 01:26 AM |
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No, I'm not. |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 11:10 AM |
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And if you notice, I didn't say people should lock their kids up until they turn 18. |
moriah |
May-24-10 02:03 PM |
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Keep spinning. |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 05:51 PM |
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You cannot shield your child from every danger without causing a different sort of harm to them. |
Tailormyst |
May-24-10 12:27 PM |
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See post 53, and replace "you" with HuckB. n/t |
moriah |
May-24-10 02:36 PM |
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I now see your point a little more clearly |
Tailormyst |
May-25-10 07:27 AM |
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I thought I'd been pretty clear.... |
moriah |
May-25-10 11:34 AM |
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Grew up in the 70's |
Hawkowl |
May-24-10 12:49 PM |
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I grew up in the 80s. |
moriah |
May-24-10 03:21 PM |
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Again, you are the one who actually brought this up as a possibility. |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 05:53 PM |
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Why can't you? |
moriah |
May-24-10 06:10 PM |
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WOW! |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 06:21 PM |
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They aren't anecdotes. They are kids. |
moriah |
May-24-10 07:00 PM |
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And another spin and turn, in an attempt to pull emotional strings rather than actually discuss. |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 07:13 PM |
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Take your children to a park where there is a bar close by |
Quantess |
May-22-10 06:31 PM |
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Really, I think the age of the kids is a determining factor. |
Warren DeMontague |
May-22-10 07:15 PM |
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Even a 10 year old.... |
moriah |
May-22-10 07:24 PM |
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at 10 years old... |
awoke_in_2003 |
May-23-10 12:27 AM |
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It wasn't a different time in terms of risk. |
HuckleB |
May-23-10 11:12 AM |
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And no one is talking about leaving a five-year-old at the park. |
HuckleB |
May-23-10 11:11 AM |
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Then I guess we're all on the same page. |
Warren DeMontague |
May-23-10 05:09 PM |
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This park... |
awoke_in_2003 |
May-23-10 12:23 AM |
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Good point! |
Arugula Latte |
May-24-10 11:33 AM |
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When my 4 and 5 year olds get older, I will let them play by themselves. |
Jennicut |
May-23-10 11:11 AM |
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Memories of a free-range kid |
HuckleB |
May-23-10 11:56 AM |
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I wonder how many DUers unrecommended this. |
HuckleB |
May-23-10 11:58 AM |
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I have no issue with this. Our kids need to be able to function and play without us. |
Tailormyst |
May-24-10 11:41 AM |
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I was a free range kid... |
Scurrilous |
May-24-10 12:28 PM |
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Why make it just one day a year, make it at least a couple of days out of the week |
MadHound |
May-24-10 12:32 PM |
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Indeed! +1,000,000,000,000 |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 12:34 PM |
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I disagree with taking the cell phones away. |
Lyric |
May-24-10 12:39 PM |
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I can see the point you make, |
MadHound |
May-24-10 12:43 PM |
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To be fair, there are some advantages to technological progress. |
Lyric |
May-24-10 01:27 PM |
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This is an excellent idea |
nadinbrzezinski |
May-24-10 12:39 PM |
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Where I live, there's a huge divide on this issue. |
Xithras |
May-24-10 01:01 PM |
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We tried that. The little bastards beat us home. |
Old Troop |
May-24-10 05:59 PM |
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Do you know what a lot of parents do which they think is safer? |
Dr Morbius |
May-24-10 06:06 PM |
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True enough. |
HuckleB |
May-24-10 06:27 PM |
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We are all safer than ever. And yet parents believe the hype. And gun 'enthusiasts' push it. |
onehandle |
May-24-10 07:18 PM |
#68 |
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