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Main_Photo1086 t1_jaap292 wrote

Reply to comment by tinoynk in Growing up in the city: by [deleted]

I grew up in the suburbs and this is something I’m really excited about for my kids. No pressure to drive, and they can walk to a bunch of places (or take a bus or train to the rest).

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tinoynk t1_jaapfc3 wrote

And as a parent I gotta imagine it’s nice knowing that even if your kid is getting into somewhat reckless behavior, they won’t be in a car. For all the concerns I hear about crime or any possible increased likelihood of drugs/alcohol, I never had any of my contemporaries growing up die, whereas everybody I know from suburbia/rural areas had at least a couple kids around their age die in car crashes.

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Main_Photo1086 t1_jaapl0x wrote

Absolutely. People let their guard down a lot more in suburbia. One of many reasons I won’t go back lol.

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