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Would you let neighbor kids playing outside drink out of your garden hose with or without asking, would you offer them a drink, or would you run them off?
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Re: A Nice Idea

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Would you let neighbor kids playing outside drink out of your garden hose with or without asking, would you offer them a drink, or would you run them off?
They would be in deep trouble if they entered our garden by climbing over the high gate.
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22-04-2021, 03:15 PM
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Re: A Nice Idea

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They would be in deep trouble if they entered our garden by climbing over the high gate.
If they rang the bell would you give them a drink?
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22-04-2021, 03:17 PM
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Re: A Nice Idea

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They would be in deep trouble if they entered our garden by climbing over the high gate.
Yes they would likely get hurt if they fell, I suppose.....
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Yes they would likely get hurt if they fell, I suppose.....
Serve them right!
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23-04-2021, 12:13 AM
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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.
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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:

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I noticed in my local Morrison’s supermarket that they had a display full of satsuma oranges. Above was a sign, ‘’Free Fruit For Children’.
There didn’t seem to be any takers!
 
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