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So Ms. Skenazy let her kid take an independent ride on the Subway and lots of parents are just up in arms at the idea. I seem to remember having a lot more latitude than kids have today. Now, I’m not a parent, but it seems like today more and more parents just want to wrap their kids in bubble wrap and send them out in the yard on a leash. I applaud Ms. Skenazy for actually applying some rational thought about how capable her son is and the potential real risks involved rather than letting fear-driven emotion drive her decisions.

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