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I think parents may tend to be afraid of the wrong things, but there's plenty of things to be scared of. My oldest walks herself around Brooklyn daily and my nu
by tootie 5y ago
I think parents may tend to be afraid of the wrong things, but there's plenty of things to be scared of. My oldest walks herself around Brooklyn daily and my number one fear by a mile is her getting hit by a car. Also, I think every single woman I know who rode the subway regularly as a teenager was accosted or flashed by a crazy person at least once if not routinely. Certainly they grew up without permanent injury, but I don't think I'm depriving my kid of a valuable life lesson by protecting them from that.
- dpeck 5y ago100% agree. Most other things I accept the risk, but cars around kids worry the hell out of me. Drivers don’t pay attention, kids don’t either. Even places with sidewalks, it doesn’t take a lot of things to go wrong before taller SUVs can easily have a tire hop onto the curb.
- mox1 5y agoThis. Every reasonable statistic shows drivers paying less attention and more in a hurry. I'd send my 5 year old to the park by himself, if crossing a road by himself wasn't involved. In my state multiple elderly people have been hit by cars while getting their mail! Like, if grandmas are dying somewhat often while spending 30 seconds on the side of the residential road, what chance does my kid have!?!?!