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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 451868" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>That is one of the few joys of living in a small town. Not that something bad couldn't happen here, but it almost never does. I think part of it is, if you're in a big city and see a kid outside, the kid is somebody you probably don't know and have no connection to. Here, you know the kid, their parents, their grandparents, and their dogs and cats. You're more likely to know if something is "off."</p><p></p><p>This town has barely 200 people. My kids played outside every day. Of course, being the difficult children they are, if somebody had tried to take them it would have probably been like O. Henry's "Ransom of Red Chief." LOL</p><p></p><p>I grew in a town less than half this size. We played outside all day too. Back then, I'm not sure anybody even thought about somebody snatching us. Of course that was in the old days about the time they invented dirt, but still....</p><p>I feel sorry for kids now who have to be under some adult's gaze all day every day. I understand the need for it but, still, it's really not good for the kids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 451868, member: 135"] That is one of the few joys of living in a small town. Not that something bad couldn't happen here, but it almost never does. I think part of it is, if you're in a big city and see a kid outside, the kid is somebody you probably don't know and have no connection to. Here, you know the kid, their parents, their grandparents, and their dogs and cats. You're more likely to know if something is "off." This town has barely 200 people. My kids played outside every day. Of course, being the difficult children they are, if somebody had tried to take them it would have probably been like O. Henry's "Ransom of Red Chief." LOL I grew in a town less than half this size. We played outside all day too. Back then, I'm not sure anybody even thought about somebody snatching us. Of course that was in the old days about the time they invented dirt, but still.... I feel sorry for kids now who have to be under some adult's gaze all day every day. I understand the need for it but, still, it's really not good for the kids. [/QUOTE]
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