[zlala]

San Bernardino CA in the early to mid 60s, before dad’s transfer. We walked. All the neighborhood kids walked. I don’t know how far, I do know we were told not to take a shortcut through one man’s yard. We were told he molested children, specifically boys. We didn’t really understand, but we didn’t go through his yard or go to his house on Halloween.

It seems parents stopped teaching their kids about dangers in the world & how to handle it. Some/many kids can’t wipe their own fannies anymore.

[dsc]

My HS freshman daughter started the year walking to the bus stop and riding the bus.

Then there was a 50/60 yo Spanish-accent male with a gun cruising school-bus stops trying to get a kid in his car.

Now I drive her.

I can’t tell you how I lust to catch that scumbag in the act, but he seems to have left town.