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by davidw
792 days ago
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A city with a park nearby where your kids will actually meet other kids to play with? That's what life was like back when we lived in Italy a few years ago. It was pretty good in a lot of ways! When we moved here to Oregon, we landed in a rental with a big, beautiful back yard that didn't see much use. "Kids don't need a big yard to play, they need other kids" - and living in a denser area provides more kids. That's not to say no one should have a yard or anything, just that it's really not all that it's cracked up to be. |
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Have you been to San Francisco? Addicts and homeless take over all parks. While I emphatize with their difficult situation, I don't want my child exposed to that.
> "Kids don't need a big yard to play, they need other kids" - and living in a denser area provides more kids.
Out here in suburbs,lots of kids (since most families with kids move to the suburbs) and many parks and none of the problems of a dense city.
As a 20-something I want(ed) to live in a dense city for the parties & people & bars. As a parent of a child, I want to be as far as possible from a dense city.