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Originally Posted by AzTheta
And I mourn for the loss of carefree childhood freedom. My friends and I went everywhere, on bicycles, on foot, on horseback, or in a canoe on a river, without a second thought. We were only told "be in by dark."
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My siblings and I walked everywhere but my parents and neighbors were extremely attentive. We lived in very socially organized neighborhoods where random people couldn't just sneak up on us without an adult asking who the hell they are. I was also always an observant and challenging person and, although that often annoyed the adults and children around me, my parents now reflect on how often that saved my siblings and me from getting into some crazy stuff.
That didn't prevent things from happen: We had wild dogs who terrorized us at the bus stop; we seriously injured ourselves while swinging from those harsh metal monkey bars that should've never been created; there were kids who thought they were going to use and sell drugs and get away with it;....
...and pedophiles and murderers still existed. Thank the Lord they didn't get us but they got other adults and children in my city. The news agencies weren't covering local and national news as much as they do now. That includes how news agencies only covered/cover the missing and murdered who they believed/believe the mainstream viewers and listeners wanted/want to hear about.
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