We were just informed by our neighbor that we should keep our kids off the sidewalk in front of her house, particularly when the kids are riding bikes, scooters, etc. She says that she and her husband (a childless couple) are afraid to leave their house because they worry that they might back out of their driveway and hit one of our kids.
FWIW, our kids do NOT play in their driveway, and only go by while riding on the sidewalk in front of the house.
She wants us to sign a release of liability of sorts so that we won’t sue them if they hit our kids. She also wants to report us to our landlord because our kids ride their bikes up and down the sidewalk. Mind you, our kids know to look for cars backing out, and know to stop and make eye contact when a car is going in or out of a driveway.
I should also mention that a number of other neighbors like us playing out front because they bring their kids over and we all play/hang out together.
See, it’s this kind of mentality that is making our kids obese, IMHO. Back in the day, we kids were like cockroaches all over the suburban streets. Now, we’re all supposed to keep them in the house, busied with video games and TV, I suppose.
Needless to say, I’m pi$$ed. Just needed to vent… 🙁
