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It Was A Safer World

By Beit T'shuvah

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/addicted_to_redemption/item/it_was_a_safer_world

“Is it safe?”—This oft-quoted line from Marathon Man is one that is being issued not by Nazi Doctor Christian Szell, but by parents throughout the country. Our fear-based society propagates the containment of middle and upper-class children into a bubble of safety. Safety is the number one concern of parents—rightfully so—but it is often espoused even at the expense of our children’s identities.

Kids can’t play catch with their friends because a kidnapper might be lurking behind the residential bushes. Sons and daughters can’t hang out at the mall because of 20/20’s exposé on food-court peril. Parents test their children’s Halloween candy, throwing away the poison-susceptible jujubes.

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