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Originally Posted by BonnieB
Updating this thread, which is important for all of us.
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Thanks Bonnie, I just read the whole thing and it was a huge eye-opener.
I live in a very safe city, nothing ever happens here. But reading this I realized how negligent I have been by not raising my kids to be aware of potential dangers. It is so easy to forget how different things are outside this bubble. Now I didn't grow up here and have certain street smarts, for example I always get my car keys (with kubaton attached) out before I leave the store, no texting/phone calls while walking, watch my surroundings, don't unlock the car until I finish putting the bags in the trunk and put the cart away.... This is just stuff I do naturally and it didn't occur to me that my kids may not do this until I read this thread and thought about it. All we tell kids here is to watch out for cars backing out of their parking spots. Nothing about situational awareness - we're going to have a serious talk today, they won't live here forever
