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The World We LostWhereas the Boomers are openly gleeful to have denied the younger generations the world they knew,
it grieves Generation X that we were unable to preserve it.
When Spacebunny and I bought our first house, I consciously sought one that was on a dead end culdesac backed up on a park, with the idea that the children we hoped to have would be able to run around and play there with the pack of neighborhood kids one day.
But, as Spacebunny correctly pointed out, it was already too late for that. Even by the end of the 1990s, suburban kids really didn’t do that anymore, for a variety of reasons.
[ + ] Cantaloupe
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Parental concerns: Parents may worry about their children’s safety due to perceived threats, such as kidnapping or crime. This fear can lead them to restrict their children’s outdoor playtime.
Know someone who had this experience: There was a kid walking home alone after school and almost kidnapped.
Some neighborhoods have very large houses, so it's super comfortable inside.
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