I moved around a LOT when I was a kid, state to state.
And you’re right scaredy, every move was a risk I would fall in with the bad crowd. In some cities (usually rural areas that didn’t typically have new folks in town) only the bad crowd would accept the new kid in town. I chose to spend my time in my room in those situations, but others with more need for social interaction may have chosen a different path.
True my folks put me in some risky situations, but they also gave me the confidence and morals to resist. And I did.
I have siblings who did not resist. And the family is still paying the price for that to this day.
