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Those kids would be running around anyway - just families are not the norm. Are you trying to insinuate all those gangs in Chicago have concerned parents? Pleeeeeeze! One or both parents are more likely at home or in jail.

Family of eight across the street - six children in private school, both parents work, they run a tight ship. They have one advantage - the grandma gets a few off the bus. Couldn’t ask for nicer kids.

It’s call arranging your life to meet the needs. Kids run wild when their home life is wild to begin with. Save you sob stories for the libs.

Well, if I had 6 kids and put them through private school, no doubt I'd have to make some family sacrifices to afford such luxuries. But we didn't make those choices. We have a modest sized family in a very average house and we drive very used cars and manage our money so that we can afford to be a traditional family.

And no, I'm not insinuating that gangs in Chicago have concerned parents. Which is exactly the point. Kids with too much unsupervised freedom will find trouble one way or the other.

I don't baby my kids, but they don't have to worry about me not being available when they need me. And someone like you would probably be surprised how much a kid needs their mom (or dad) to talk about what good or bad thing happened to them while at school.

I'm glad that your neighborhood family has great kids. Can you count more than 1 family in your neighborhood like that? 'Cause I can count a lot more two parent working families in my neighborhood that need more supervision for their kids than just 1. Most of them have preteen/teenagers.