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Originally Posted by CarrieMF
I really think that where you grew up directly affects how you view a situation like this. When you grow up in an area that has very little to no crime it seems easier to not be as paranoid about the what if's. It doesn't mean we're naive or think it won't happen because it's a small town. We know it can happen but are more nonchalant about living a life of what if's..
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I felt safe there as a child and as an adult I was raising my child at the same place.
In a different neighborhood even I would certainly have felt differently.
Where I currently live I dont knwo any of our neighbors. When my dd was little I knew people on every street between our house and the school.
Plus I am more paranoid of traffic and begin hit by a car than kidnapping.
THis same daughter was not allowed to cross a busy street with a light till she was like 12 etc. . .
The variables which affect this decisoin are different for each and every one of us.
Joline
