[DainBramage]

You cant talk to these idiots. Everything was worse then. I see grecco living in horrendous and dangerous conditions that would have scared even the toughest males, yet she coped without any technology whatsoever, except maybe electricity, radios, cars, and other things her grandparents got along fine without. Oops.. that doesnt fit the scenario....

Id love to see actual crime statistics on youth abductions, rapes, and violent crime instead of just pullng some statemnt out of thier ass like "it was much worse then.."

[najida]

I'm not a parent,
I am a woman who has and continues to travel a great deal all over the state....often on back roads, often at night.

I have a cell phone, not to chat with buddies, but for safety first, and secondly, for convenience...more than once I've gotten calls while on the road that were necessary for me doing my job.

If I had a child, no matter how young, I would make sure they had one, even the pay as you go for emergency only kinds.

I can't fathom those who see it as a bad thing for children! It's insane!

[greccogirl]

My conditions were probably normal for a lot of kids. We didn't have cell phones, or cars, or lots of stuff when I went to high school. Our parents weren't RICH. We had to work! So what?