Re: A Nice Idea
Originally Posted by
AnnieS
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It rarely gets so hot in the UK for kids to be thirsty enough plus they have it hammered into them not to talk to strangers. If you lived in a neighbourhood where everyone knew each other then you'd give kids a drink of pop from the fridge. Our country just isn't so trusting of its neighbours in most areas though Mom.
I hadn't even thought about the climate, Annie. We have the same approach to strangers, and the kids learn pretty quickly which houses are kid-friendly and which aren't. I suppose I take for granted how fortunate so many of us were to live in a place and time when kids were freer and safer.
This discussion made me think of this photo that made the internet rounds here some time back:
"This is Carter. He knocked on the door, asked for a banana, and then left."
Every kid should have it so good: