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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Do I have a warped memory of the 80s, or has the average temperature in the winter dropped so much since then that parents in 2012 have no choice but to drive their kids to the bus stop so they can wait in the warmth of a heated car rather than bundling up with a toque and mitts?
In 2012, is there a marauding band of predators prowling every suburban community waiting to snatch up any unsupervised child? I don't remember that from my childhood 20-30 years ago, but perhaps I also have a warped memory of that.
The only thing that's warped is the idea that child-raising is so much more demanding today and children are in so much more danger than they were 20+ years ago.
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You are exaggerating the lengths parents are going to now to protect their kids, idealizing the years you grew up, and underestimating the care parents in the 80s gave their kids. So yes, you sound ridiculous and your memory of your childhood is warped.
You're seeing parents of the 80s through the eyes of a 10 year-old. You're seeing parents of 2012 through they eyes of (I'm guessing here) a 20-something dude. You think the world isn't dangerous, but that's because you don't know how stupid small kids can be. It isn't dangerous for you, but it is dangerous for them. They
need lots of care and supervision.