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by aidenn0
2944 days ago
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It definitely depends on where you live, but it's gotten easier in the 8 years I've been raising kids as the pendulum seems to be swinging back. Also, get to know your neighbors really well as soon as possible. There's a huge difference between "Oh look, some random kids are playing alone, how can their mom neglect them like that!" and "Oh look Suzy is letting her kids play outside, isn't that nice." (and yes it's nearly always the mom who gets judged for all parenting decisions; if you're male you will be praised for every tiny thing you do for or with the kids because expectations are so low for dads). |
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Anecdote: when I was 7 or 8 I rode my bicycle down the block and came upon a middle aged man who was working on some part of a plane in his driveway. I was then fascinated with everything aeroplane, and hung out a second to pester him with questions. He sent me home with a small chunk of foam he'd cut away from some structure inside it.
I showed my parents my score and they immediately freaked out on me for having talked to a stranger at all, and told me never to go to that house again. Of course if they knew that that was Mr. Donahue working on his homebuilt, it probably would have been a different story.